November is Alzheimer's awareness month; therefore, I decided to write something optimistic and uplifting about dealing with this grim illness. It needs to be mentioned that Alzheimer's is the most ...

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 ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – A Virginia Tech expert is exploring a musical approach to helping geriatric patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Joanna Culligan is an advanced instructor of human development ...

Is it therapeutic for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia to listen to a lot of Christmas carols or music around the holidays? Music has often been described as a universal language, and studies have ...

Music has become a silent but powerful tool within medical settings, especially for patients facing long periods of ...

Once a month, people with dementia and those who care for someone who does meet at St. Luke's Episcopal church in Chester to ...

VIENNA, Va. (7News) — Once a week at Sunrise Senior Living in Vienna, elderly residents board a bus for a cruise around the streets of their neighborhood, listening to music from their youth. Science ...