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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Is it therapeutic for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia to listen to a lot of Christmas carols or music around the holidays? Music has often been described as a universal language, and studies have ...

Listening to music immediately after learning new information may help improve memory retention in older adults and individuals with mild Alzheimer’s disease. A new study published in the journal ...