Research on the connection between hearing loss and dementia is getting a lot of attention but the connection between untreated hearing loss and the risk of a serious fall is less widely known. The risk of a serious fall increases by up to 10 times when hearing loss is left untreated. Research from Johns Hopkins […]
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and the dreaded category of dementia is on lots of people’s minds. It is well known there is a relationship between hearing loss and the risk of development of dementia. Newly released research may shed some light on the connection with the discovery of physical changes to brain cells in […]
The best way to keep our brain flexible and growing is to constantly challenge ourselves. How do we do this? By regularly facing new challenges and tasks. Try puzzles For example, working through puzzles like Sudoku, or remember the Rubiks Cube, can help stimulate the brain. If we take this one step further by trying […]
