I know therapists use music to get through to people with Alzheimer’s disease who don’t really connect with anything else anymore. I just saw on the news that music might also help protect your ...

"Alive Inside" documentary shows power of music in nursing homes. April 12, 2012— -- Henry Dryer sits slumped over the tray attached to his wheelchair. He doesn't speak, and rarely moves, until a ...

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 ...

"We need to find ways to engage frontline staff in the delivery of nonpharmaceutical interventions, including early preferred music, to achieve the goal of safe and effective management of ...

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 ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – A Virginia Tech expert is exploring a musical approach to helping geriatric patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Joanna Culligan is an advanced instructor of human development ...

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 ...

Inspired by her upbringing in South Korea, where caring for older adults is inherent to the culture, Kathy Siepker is channeling a personal connection into her research at The University of Texas at ...

California first lady Maria Shriver gives her firsthand account of the disease. May 6, 2009 — -- When her father was diagnosed six years ago with Alzheimer's disease, California first lady Maria ...