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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

A new review has found evidence that music-based therapy may benefit people living with dementia, particularly by improving symptoms of depression. The work has been published in Cochrane Database of ...

People with dementia listen to a concert at the Marie-Juchacz nursing home in Germany's Würzburg. Monika Feldmeier/Nordbayerischer Musikbund/dpa Ten years ago the documentary "Alive Inside" showed ...

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 ...

Music is a medicine of sorts. It can lower distress in people with dementia, a new study finds. The Nov. 14 study in Nature Mental Health showed the perks of music therapy, explains how music can ease ...

Music therapy appears to ease depression among people with dementia It also might help improve social behavior and reduce anxiety Evidence suggests it won’t help with symptoms like agitation, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Observed annually on March 1, World Music Therapy Day raises global awareness about the benefits of music therapy as a ...

Music-based therapeutic interventions may reduce depressive symptoms and anxiety and improve behavioral problems, emotional well-being, and quality of life (QoL) in people with dementia, new research ...