Medically reviewed by Forest Miller, OTR/L Key Takeaways Reminiscence therapy helps people with dementia use their long-term ...

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias were less likely among adults who completed cognitive speed training with booster sessions, according to data published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, doctors have been puzzled by why women develop Alzheimer’s disease at nearly twice the rate of men. There are an ...

The way people living with dementia experience the world can change as the disease progresses. Their sense of reality or place in time can become distorted, which can cause agitation and distress. One ...

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 ...

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 ...

Research led by Claudia Cooper, Professor of Psychological Medicine at Queen Mary University of London, shows that a new therapy, NIDUS-Family, helps people with dementia and their family carers ...

Hormone therapy in older women with breast cancer was associated with a reduced risk of subsequent dementia, a retrospective study of Medicare patients suggested. Breast cancer patients who received ...

Menopause hormone therapy does not appear to increase the risk of dementia, according to a new study. The major review of prior research has been undertaken by University College London researchers ...