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A study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah Health has come up with the theory that music-based treatments could be used to alleviate anxiety in patients with dementia. Music may help tap into the salience network of the brain that is still relatively functioning. The need of the hour is to create awareness on alternative treatment for Alzheimer’s.

Music activates the brain, causing whole regions to communicate. By listening to the personal soundtrack, the visual network, the salience network, the executive network and the cerebellar and corticocerebellar network pairs all showed significantly higher functional connectivity. India has an ever-growing elderly population, out of which 1.6 million are suffering from Alzheimer's. This number is only expected to triple by 2050. Some tips

• Check your waistline.
• Eat mindfully. Cut down on unnecessary calories from sweets, sodas, refined grains like white bread or white rice. Keep a close eye on portion sizes, too.
• Exercise regularly. Aim for 2½ to 5 hours weekly of brisk walking
• Keep a watch on cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, and blood sugar.
• Earlier clinical trials reported in up to date have found that exposing patients to music for 15 to 20 minutes prior to and/or during a procedure reduces anxiety levels in samples of patients undergoing various procedures like colposcopy, cystoscopy and gastrointestinal