When Paul McCartney wrote “Get Back,” he never would have predicted how useful or relevant the song would become for music therapists. The song’s refrain—”Get back to where you once belonged”—might as well be a therapist encouraging a dementia patient to recall a distant memory. In new research, Psyche Loui, an associate professor of music, is […]
Alzheimers
Promising Research Links Flu Vaccination to a 40% Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Summary: Older adults who received at least one flu vaccination were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease over the course of a four-year follow-up than their peers who did not receive a vaccine. People who received at least one influenza vaccine were 40% less likely than their non-vaccinated peers to develop Alzheimer’s disease over […]
Can A Single Brain Scan Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease?
The Imperial College London reports that a neuroimaging-based machine learning algorithm can detect Alzheimer’s in the brain with 98% accuracy. The system is also 79% accurate at determining which stage of Alzheimer’s disease a patient has. The research uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brain, including in regions not previously […]