Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, ...

Welcome to a bonus letters column. We have received a number of letters on this topic, including one from a reader in Virginia:. My husband, an emeritus professor at Old Dominion University here in ...

A brain-healthy lifestyle includes not only physical wellness and nutrition, but also emotional well-being, social connection ...

Music can lift your spirits, calm your nerves, or break your heart in a few notes. It can also nudge what you remember, but ...

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 ...

Professor Paul Colombo has studied music-based mentoring, memory, and the benefits of music training over the course of his ...

"Alive Inside" documentary shows power of music in nursing homes. April 12, 2012— -- Henry Dryer sits slumped over the tray attached to his wheelchair. He doesn't speak, and rarely moves, until a ...

Collaborative Program with Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and Performance Hypothesis Exploring How Arts Can Positively Impact the Brain and Overall Health The ...

Memory cafe's help dementia patients and their caregivers. These “memory cafe’s” are for patients with memory loss to build a ...

"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 ...

People living with dementia will soon be offered weekly choir sessions to reap the cognitive benefits of live music and ...