As smartphones become the norm, many people may find they have an old iPod (or five) lying around their homes. This year, the nonprofit organization Music & Memory is urging people to clean out their ...

First-year Case Western Reserve University nursing student Darren Ting moves his bow across the cello’s strings to play “Sarabande” from Bach’s Cello Suite #1. When he finishes, eight students from ...

Lamar University nursing students are helping implement the innovative Music and Memory project to enhance the quality of life of resident dementia patients through music. The work is part of a Texas ...

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 ...

May 10 (UPI) --Music may indeed have the power to heal, according to a new study by Brown University who studied the effects of personalized music on dementia patients. The national study compared key ...

A year ago, a colleague and I who work to improve the lives of Wisconsin nursing-home residents watched a video that opened our eyes. Henry Dryer was an elderly nursing-home resident with advanced ...

Music therapy should be implemented by qualified music therapists in care homes and day care units. Further research should be conducted to ascertain the most suitable music types to be used in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In Perry County, Ala., nurse Ashley Moore brings joy to residents with her beautiful singing. It's a bright spot during an otherwise bleak coronavirus time. Many nursing homes are not letting visitors ...