Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, ...

But music therapy delivered by North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre has enabled him to "light up" and interact with others.

A new review has found evidence that music-based therapy may benefit people living with dementia, particularly by improving symptoms of depression. The work has been published in Cochrane Database of ...

A groundbreaking pilot in NHS dementia wards is using live music therapy—called MELODIC—to ease patient distress without relying on drugs. Developed by researchers and clinicians with input from ...

Music therapy can help lift the spirits and ease depression in people with dementia, a new evidence review has found. Findings suggest that music-based therapy probably improves depressive symptoms ...

The group's bandmates are residents at Arden Courts of Lely Palms, a memory care facility off Rattlesnake Hammock Road in ...

A new music therapy center at the University of Indianapolis is hoped to address the need for more providers while treating southside residents.

November is Alzheimer's awareness month; therefore, I decided to write something optimistic and uplifting about dealing with this grim illness. It needs to be mentioned that Alzheimer's is the most ...

Listening to or playing music later in life could do more than lift your spirits – it might also help keep your mind sharp. A study of more than 10,000 older adults has found that people who regularly ...

In 2020 an incredible video went viral. It featured a former ballet dancer named Marta Cinta González Saldaña, suffering from severe Alzheimer’s disease in her senior years. In the video, Saldaña ...

For many Kentuckians with dementia, medical interventions may seem like the only choice, but a new University of Kentucky study shows that prioritizing joy and engagement through enrichment activities ...