Discover the power of music therapy for dementia. Learn how music can reduce distress and improve well-being in institutional ...

Music therapy taps into long-term memory, which remains intact longer than short-term memory in dementia patients.

Keeping your mind active and engaged is important at every stage of life, though for individuals living with dementia, engaging in meaningful activities is especially beneficial. These activities can ...

Kulick: A support group can help those caring for people with dementia to not feel isolated and lost. A new group in Monroe ...

Dementia affects around one million people in the U.K., with more than half experiencing advanced stages of the condition.

Engaging in meaningful activities can help older adults with dementia express themselves, manage emotions and maintain cognitive function.

The results, published in the journal Nature Mental Health, showed that having a “well-balanced” psychological profile -- ...

Patients with MCI are at significantly greater risk (three to five times the risk by some estimates) of advancing to a ...

IT STARTED OUT IN LONG TERM CARE, BUT THEY FOUND THAT IT REALLY IS USED AND PROMOTES SOME JOY, HAPPINESS, DECREASED ANXIETY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PATIENTS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA. 75% OF THEM ...

Often believed to be a prodromal feature of neurodegenerative disease, anxiety may also be an independent risk factor for dementia, operationally defined here as preceding dementia diagnosis by ≥10 ...