Bright light therapy goes beyond traditional treatments by utilizing controlled light exposure to influence the brain’s ...
Isha Bhonde, an experienced physical therapist and advocate for holistic elder care, has been exploring how physical therapy ...
In what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy, researchers at UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley have used pulses of light to prevent seizure-like activity in neurons.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given the green light for the first Alzheimer's therapy in the EU that targets the ...
For a very long time, I've felt that the treatment of physical difficulties in the future will be removed from the Pharm industry and will have a turn around based on light and sound therapeutics. In ...
(This column is part of “The Light of Faith and Care at the Sunset of ... It is well documented that “reality therapy” does not work with older adults with dementia. A better approach is to “get into ...
There may be multiple reasons for this, says Dr. Ertekin-Taner: One of them is that the brain needs healthy vasculature to ...
Bright light therapy, a standard treatment for seasonal depression, may also help people who experience depression year-round ...
With more residents — especially those living with dementia — requiring specialized care, administrators are desperately searching for solutions that can reduce the burden on staff members while still ...
“Light therapy...also influences serotonin and dopamine levels, contributing to improved mood and cognitive function,” Logan DuBose, MD, a geriatrics specialist and co-founder of Olera, a dementia ...
Discover how baby doll therapy can bring comfort and joy to individuals with dementia. Learn about alternative options, such as interactive stuffed animals and PARO, and tips for introducing these ...
She shared she's doing "much better" these days and that "there are cracks of light" as she navigates her husband's disease Bruce Willis’ early dementia symptoms were dismissed as a return of ...