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If you had a pill that reduced your risk of dementia by nearly 40% with no side effects, cost under $20 a session, and left you feeling joyful — you'd take it without hesitation. That pill doesn't exist. But music does. New research from Monash University — one of the largest studies of its kind — followed more than 10,800 older Australians and found something remarkable: those who listened to music regularly had a 39% lower risk of developing dementia. Those who played an in

Australia is in the middle of a quiet epidemic. It doesn't make headlines the way other health crises do, but the data is stark: one in five Australians over 75 reports feeling persistently lonely. And the health consequences are as serious as any chronic disease. Loneliness has been shown to increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia and premature death. Researchers at the University of Chicago found it to be as harmful to physical health as smoking 15 cigarettes a

We know exercise is good for the brain. But not all exercise is equal — and the research on music-based movement is now producing some of the most exciting results in the neuroscience of ageing. Dance outperforms the treadmill A landmark study published in PLOS One compared the brain effects of various forms of exercise in older adults. Dance-based programs didn't just match the cognitive benefits of repetitive exercise — they significantly exceeded them for brain plasticity,