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Dementia Doesn’t Always Erase the Brain’s Response to a Favorite Song

Research shows personalized music strengthens connection in Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia, guiding effective music therapy for people with dementia.

Dementia Doesn’t Always Erase the Brain’s Response to a Favorite Song

Research shows personalized music strengthens connection in Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia, guiding effective music therapy for people with dementia.

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Nearly 3 in 10 Older Adults With Cognitive Disorders Still Receive Potentially Inappropriate Medications

Understand how risky medications for dementia increase confusion and falls, and how deprescribing enhances safety

Nearly 3 in 10 Older Adults With Cognitive Disorders Still Receive Potentially Inappropriate Medications

Understand how risky medications for dementia increase confusion and falls, and how deprescribing enhances safety

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Mini-Stroke Symptoms May Disappear but a Major Study Finds Higher Dementia Risk Years Later

Mini-stroke dementia risk is higher than expected; prompt evaluation and cognitive follow-up are essential.

Mini-Stroke Symptoms May Disappear but a Major Study Finds Higher Dementia Risk Years Later

Mini-stroke dementia risk is higher than expected; prompt evaluation and cognitive follow-up are essential.

A tortoiseshell cat stands on the edge of a shower, near a bathroom door.

Shelter Cat Helps a Heartbroken Teen Find Love Again

After a boyfriend’s lies left me heartbroken, my mom helped me find Smokey at an animal shelter. Now she fills my days with mischief and my nights with cuddles, and...

Shelter Cat Helps a Heartbroken Teen Find Love Again

After a boyfriend’s lies left me heartbroken, my mom helped me find Smokey at an animal shelter. Now she fills my days with mischief and my nights with cuddles, and...

On the left, a person in an orange top administers an injection to their abdomen; on the right, two women share a warm embrace, one wearing a glucose monitor patch.

She Says Five Medical Professionals Missed Her Type 1 Diabetes Before She Nearly Died

A woman's 18‑month struggle shows how undiagnosed type 1 diabetes symptoms can be missed, urging earlier blood sugar testing.

She Says Five Medical Professionals Missed Her Type 1 Diabetes Before She Nearly Died

A woman's 18‑month struggle shows how undiagnosed type 1 diabetes symptoms can be missed, urging earlier blood sugar testing.

On the left, an adult macaque sits inside a wire cage; on the right, a wide-eyed baby macaque peers through green metal bars with tiny hands gripping them.

Federal Law Keeps Failing Primates at a University Lab With Years of Documented Violations

A monkey lost his arm. The lab kept operating. Nothing changed.

Federal Law Keeps Failing Primates at a University Lab With Years of Documented Violations

A monkey lost his arm. The lab kept operating. Nothing changed.