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 ...

Research shows that when we listen to music, it's like a neurological CrossFit session for our brains, engaging multiple areas simultaneously. For people with dementia, this mental workout can be ...

A growing body of research suggests that one of life’s simplest pleasures — listening to music — may also be one of its most powerful tools for maintaining brain health ...

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 ...

A new study showed that regularly listening to music, whether its' from Sir Mix A Lot (pictured here) or someone else, is associated with lower likelihoods of cognitive decline and dementia. (Photo by ...

Elaine Lebar became a TikTok sensation at age 92 when her daughter Randi posted a video of her playing “Moonlight Sonata” at her senior-living facility. At the time, Elaine had been living with ...

Steeton Court Nursing Home in West Yorkshire is using the power of music to reconnect residents with precious memories.

Across the country, nursing home employees and families are trying personalized music playlists to help seniors cope with the disorienting, anxious experience of living with Alzheimer's disease and ...

‘We dance, we shake hands, we can start engaging with the other people around us. We become conscious of where people fit into our lives.’ This is the impact of a unique event, in the words of Richard ...