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 ...

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Music has a profound impact on emotions, memories, and overall well-being. For individuals living with memory-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or other cognitive impairments, ...

“The Role of Music Therapy in Demetia Care” is the topic of the latest edition of “Once Again,” the YouTube channel program hosted by the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA). Zane ...

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 ...

A new Cochrane review has found evidence that music-based therapy may benefit people living with dementia, particularly by improving symptoms of depression. Dementia is a collective term for ...

Elaine Lebar became a TikTok sensation at age 92 when her daughter Randi posted a video of her playing “Moonlight Sonata” at her senior-living facility. At the time, Elaine had been living with ...

It was a feature of Friday mornings at Manchester United's Carrington training ground that Sir Alex Ferguson would bounce down the stairs singing one of his favourite tunes, have a joke with Kath ...

Country music legend Glen Campbell spent the last years of his life at a world-renowned memory care center in Nashville, often strumming his red Ovation guitar from a sunlit corner of a community room ...

Listening to music into old age could reduce the risk of dementia by almost 40 percent, a new study has found. It's based on data from 10,893 Australians aged 70 or older, who, at the time of ...