Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dual sensory impairment in vision and hearing increased the rate of dementia and cognitive decline over the ...

Older adults with both hearing and visual impairments—or dual sensory impairment—had a significantly higher risk for dementia in a recent study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, ...

Older adults aged 60 years and above with vision and hearing impairments may enjoy fewer years of life as well as healthy life compared to those with no impairments. Detecting and managing these ...

Emerging science shows that sensory dysfunction can increase the risk of dementia, and the new research presented at AAIC 2019 further demonstrates the impact of multiple co-occurring sensory ...

Occupational health professionals play a critical role in identifying undiagnosed hearing and vision impairments that often go unnoticed, ensuring employees receive timely, specialist support that ...

A new nationally representative study published online in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports found hearing impairment and vision impairment to be independently associated with cognitive ...

Occupational health professionals are often the first to identify when something isn’t right at work. But when it comes to sensory impairments — especially visual impairment and hearing loss — the ...

Over the last 33 years, the Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project (NDSIP) has provided support to families and service providers of children, birth through 21 years of age, who have impairments in ...

Patients with vision or hearing impairments face safety risks when taking medicines and using medical devices, the Patient Safety Commissioner for England has warned. A report commissioned by Dr ...

July 8 (UPI) --Older adults with both hearing and visual impairment have a nearly 90 percent higher risk for developing dementia, according to a study published Wednesday by the journal Alzheimer's ...