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As senior living communities continue to seek meaningful ways to support their residents, both individualized music therapy ...

New research suggests that antidepressants can accelerate cognitive decline in people with dementia. At the same time, some ...

Other research, including a study of the Wim Hof method, which combines breathing exercises with cold water immersion, has shown similar physical and mental health benefits of cold water therapy.

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A doll can present an excellent opportunity for the use of validation therapy and reminiscence. Research on Doll Therapy Multiple research studies ... two case reports of spontaneous interactions with ...

Confabulation is a memory distortion where false information is expressed by an individual to others. The key to understanding confabulation is an awareness that the person is not intentionally being ...

Social activity not only delays dementia onset an average of five years; it also carries a $500,000 lifetime savings on healthcare costs per person, according to a new paper from Rush University ...

To make matters worse, the study also found up to 10 times the amount of microplastics in the brains of 12 dementia patients compared to healthy brains. While the correlation is clear, researchers ...

The worst outcomes were seen in those hospitalised with severe Covid-19 or with underlying risk factors for dementia, such as smoking or high blood pressure. The study raises the possibility that ...

A new study suggests processed red meats may increase your risk of developing dementia. The study, which was published in the journal Neurology, found a link between a regular diet of red ...

However, research suggests that it really should be near the top of your list. The Neurology study followed 133,771 people who did not have a dementia diagnosis when the study started; the ...