An older woman interacts with a younger woman while the two hold hands. Source: Andrea Piacquadio / Pexels As Hans Christian Andersen once wrote, “Where words fail, music speaks.” In later stages of ...
Elaine Lebar became a TikTok sensation at age 92 when her daughter Randi posted a video of her playing “Moonlight Sonata” at ...
People with dementia often lose their ability to communicate verbally with loved ones in later stages of the disease. But a Northwestern Medicine study, in collaboration with Institute for Therapy ...
People with dementia often lose their ability to communicate verbally with loved ones. But a new study shows how that gap can be bridged with a new music intervention. Music memories remain in the ...
Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] Music has always played a huge role in my family. I ...
A new treatment that uses music therapy on dementia wards could improve care and support for some of the NHS’s most vulnerable patients. Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and ...
“Music is a world within itself/With a language we all understand.” So famously sang Stevie Wonder on his 1977 classic “Sir Duke.” And a new study reveals that music is helping to foster nonverbal ...
Some things are never completely forgotten. Your first love, the overwhelming feeling of holding your first child in your arms — and certainly not your favorite melodies from years gone by. They ...
Research shows that when we listen to music, it's like a neurological CrossFit session for our brains, engaging multiple areas simultaneously. For people with dementia, this mental workout can be ...
Until this past March, Patti LaFleur had spent the past several years as a carepartner for her mother Linda LaTurner. LaTurner, LaFleur says, was “sunshine in human form” and a constant source of joy ...
Patients sing and dance with their caregivers to songs from patients’ youth Music memories remain in brain after patients lose language and other memories Patients had less agitation, anxiety and ...