When J.L. Gallese’s father entered the later stages of dementia, music became a regular element of his care. There were a few LPs of old TV show theme songs that he loved, and they played on repeat ...

Music activates multiple brain areas at once, creating a workout for the mind Dementia affects more than 6 million Americans and accounts for more than 100,000 deaths in the country each year, ...

Music is often called the “universal language.” It heals, soothes, connects and cuts across every mood and stage of life. But a new study suggests your love of music may do more than lift your spirits ...

Modern medicine keeps pushing the boundaries of human longevity, but one of the problems we keep slamming into is cognitive decline. Our bodies are outliving our minds, and frankly, it’s a terrifying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. senior with headphones Listening to music into old age could reduce the risk of dementia by almost 40 percent, a new study has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regularly listening to music is linked to a lower risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. In the study, published ...

Music therapy encompasses a range of interventions designed to improve cognitive function and alleviate psychological and behavioural symptoms in older adults with dementia. This intervention, which ...

Listening to music could help ease the effects of dementia by providing comfort and stimulating the brain, a GP has revealed. There are currently estimated to be 982,000 people with dementia in the UK ...

Ask someone with dementia what year it is and they might tell you 1972. Ask that same person to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” and they’ll belt it out loud and proud, skipping no beat, forgetting ...

When a resident with dementia becomes agitated, staff face an immediate and difficult decision. Do they reach for medication, ...

I have recently read a number of short reports and studies of music and its effects on dementia. None are methodologically sophisticated and all of them have flaws. But taken together, they offer a ...

Listening to music in your older years may be more than pure enjoyment — it could cut your dementia risk by nearly 40%. Older adults who listened to music at least once a week had a significantly ...