Mounting evidence indicates that treating hearing loss reduces the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

For example, Johns Hopkins researchers calculated that people with hearing loss would develop cognitive impairment in less than eight ...

Regular internet use in older adults is associated with a lower risk of dementia. Following over 18,000 older adults, researchers ...

Increasing dietary magnesium intake may lead to better brain health and reduce the risk of dementia, according to a study by the Neuroimaging and Brain Lab at The Australian National University.

While scientists continue to research treatments ...

Forty percent of dementia cases can be prevented or postponed by reducing risk factors individually and through public policy. Dementia is not inevitable.

Although research cannot definitively prove that doing X instead of Y protects against ...

Apart from annoying your colleagues, friends, and loved ones, hearing loss is very unhealthy for you because untreated hearing loss increases your risk of social isolation, falls, cognitive decline, and dementia.

Of these health consequences, ...

Decades before memory loss is evident, dementia can begin to develop in the brain. But you can act now to reduce your risk of dementia regardless of age. Based on evidence, Dr. Howard Chertkow recommends 15 strategies for slowing cognitive decline ...

People with no dementia risk factors, such as smoking, diabetes, or hearing loss, have similar brain health as people who are 10 to 20 years younger.

The study by scientists at Baycrest, a health-sciences center affiliated with the University ...