Appointed to Board
Pleased to announce appointment to the board of The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF). It is an internationally recognized non-profit agency offering groundbreaking music therapy programs to restore, maintain and improve patients’ physical, emotional and neurological function through the methodical use of music.
Why older adults should embrace the arts in their lives
CBS News - Besides the pleasure of hearing a good tune, there are other benefits to listening to or singing along with a favorite song.
"Sound is an important and profound force in our lives," neuroscientist Nina Kraus said in a National Institutes of Health newsletter. "The more we exercise our sound processing in the brain, the better the brain becomes at making sense of sound and the world around us. Music does this more than any other sound."
Music stimulates the areas of the brain involved in physical movement, emotion, and memory, and researchers are investigating how music might be able to help people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders hold on to their ability to walk and move for longer.
"Scientists are also interested in studying how music can be used to reduce behavioral symptoms of dementia, such as stress, aggression, agitation, and apathy, as well as promoting social interaction, which has multiple psychosocial benefits," said Lisa Onken of the National Institute on Aging's division of behavioral and social research.
Beer is GOOD for you! Scientists claim two pints a day may slash your risk of dementia
Daily Mail - Drinking beer every night may lower your risk of dementia, scientists claim.
Australian researchers studied the drinking habits and dementia rates among 25,000 over-60s.
Results showed people who drank the equivalent of two pints a day were a third less likely to get the memory-robbing condition than teetotalers.
Observation - usually after drinking people FORGET things so this is fascinating! Two pints sounds like a lot.
Weight Lifting in Old Age Does More Than Just Keep Your Muscles Strong
Science Alert - New research into weight lifting has revealed two insights: that the practice is able to strengthen the connections between nerves and muscles, and that this strengthening can still happen in the later years of our lives.
Failure to lower stress 'early in life' could double risk of brain decline
ExpressUK - According to one expert, mitigating stress early in life may be "crucial" for preventing cognitive decline. Getting better sleep, making social connections and performing focused exercises such as Tai Chi may also boost immune response and cognitive strength. The expert added, however, that stress mitigations are especially crucial as elevated stress levels lead to a twofold greater risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
How to Write ‘The Letter’ to Uncooperative Sibling Caregivers
AARP - Before accepting that accept your siblings won’t assist you in caregiving, my friend and author Barry Jacobs, suggests one last effort to engage neglectful siblings in what should be a united effort to support a common parent. He recommends a “revolutionary” method for reaching out which sometimes helps caregivers break through the thicket of busyness, denial and procrastination many brothers and sisters hide behind. He calls it “The Letter” — literally a handwritten missive placed in an envelope with a licked stamp and a hand-scrawled address.
Study finds major depression increased 60% in older adults from 2010 to 2019
MedExpress - The prevalence of depression is increasing among older adults, but there has not been a proportional increase in mental health treatment, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
Promising Alzheimer’s drug results hailed as ‘major milestone’
McKnight’s - An investigational drug showing promise in reducing cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s disease is being hailed as having potential to “change the course” of the disease.
Initial results of a Phase 3 clinical trial of lecanemab announced last week are being hailed by some as a “major milestone” in Alzheimer’s disease treatments.
Team develops behavioral test to detect early risk of Alzheimer's
Medical XPress - A team from Caltech and the Huntington Medical Research Institutes has made progress toward developing a simple behavioral test to measure an individual's risk of developing Alzheimer's before any symptoms arise. A paper describing the team's findings appears in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring on September 20.
Experts Warn Of New COVID-19 Symptom Overlooked By Public
IFL Science - While the top symptoms of previous strains have included fever, loss of smell, and a runny nose, the new most reported symptom is a sore throat.
"At the moment, COVID starts in two-thirds of people with a sore throat. Fever and loss of smell are really rare now – so many old people may not think they’ve got COVID. They’d say it’s a cold and not be tested,” said Professor Tim Spector, co-founder of the COVID ZOE app, to The Independent.
CDC: Two booster shots cut severe COVID risk in nursing home residents by 74 percent
McKnight’s - Nursing home residents who received a second mRNA booster shot during the omicron variant waves were much less likely to experience hospitalization and death from COVID-19 when compared to those who received a single booster dose, according to a new study.
A second booster provided residents with 74% lower odds of severe outcomes, including hospitalization and death, and 90% protection against death alone over a 60-day period, CDC investigators and their colleagues reported in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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