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Engaging in musical activities, such as playing instruments or singing in choirs, could contribute to maintaining cognitive sharpness in older age, a new study suggests. About the study: The study, published this month in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, analyzed data from over 1,000 participants in the PROTECT study, an ongoing online study of over 25,000 participants aged 40 and above. Using the data, researchers from the University of Exeter examined the participants'...

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This Surprising Habit Can Stave Off Dementia, Says New Study Leah Groth © Provided by Eat This, Not That! Mature woman enjoying music concert. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated five million adults with dementia—a number expected to reach nearly 14 million by 2060. While there is no cure for the degenerative health condition, there are ways to help improve quality of life. And, according to new research there is one thing in particular...

Have now dropped dramatically. reported cases dropping in south korea, too. today, the u.s. army working right alongside the korean army, helping to slow the spread. and in italy tonight -- [ singing in foreign language ] -- quarantined families singing together, playing instruments, singing the italian national anthem. [ singing in foreign language ] just remarkable images from italy tonight. i hope to see you right back here monday. monday night, 10:00 p.m. eastern, another primetime special a...

Coming home after school and not having him here is a very, very hard time in my life. >> sometimes her feelings would come out in anger or frustration and i would ask her what is wrong but she couldnt tell me because she just couldnt put it into words. i knew music might be a way in to help her. >> music therapy is the use of music to attain therapeutic and rehabilitation. we find people are able to share things through music but not able to share or talk therapy so we may use song writing or l...

Im sure will be as well. the kennedys, 9:00 eastern only on cnn. so much more straight ahead in the newsroom, but first, heres this weeks "staying well." >> jordan was 11 years old when her father died from lung cancer. >> i was really, really close with my dad. coming home after school and not having him here is a very, very hard time in my life. >> sometimes her feelings would come out in anger or frustration and i would ask her whats wrong and she couldnt tell me, because she just couldnt p...

>> sometimes her feelings would come out in anger or frustration and i would ask her what is wrong but she couldnt tell me because she just couldnt put it into words. i knew music might be a way to help her. >> music therapy is the use of music to attain therapeutic and rehabilitative goals. we find people are able to share things through music that they may not be able to share and talk therapy. so we may use things like lyric analysis, song writing, playing instruments, singing. >> we decided ...

First this week, this staying well segment looking at how music is used as therapy. take a look at how it helped a teen deal with the death of her father several years ago. >> jordan was 11 years old when her father died from lung cancer. >> i was really, really close with my dad. coming home after school and not having him here is a very, very hard time in my life. >> sometimes her feelings would come out in anger, frustration, and i would ask her whats wrong and she couldnt tell me, because sh...

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