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Articles, studies, good news stories and more exploring the links between music and dementia and wellbeing, curated by The Spitz team.

If you’ve read anything interesting, or that just put a smile on your face we’d love for you to share it with us.

22nd September 2025

The songs I’ve chosen to help me prepare for dying

BBC Health

DJ Dave Gilmore’s playlist to carry him through a terminal illness

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22nd September 2025

‘I can say, after my brain injury, that music can save a life’

The Guardian

Broadcaster Clemency Burton-Hill on how music helped her recover from a catastrophic haemorrhage,

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22nd September 2025

The Science

Music for Dementia

The evidence points to a simple message, music works.

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22nd September 2025

Lauren Laverne on the life-changing power of music

Stylist

Lauren Laverne, Music For Dementia ambassador reflects on the power of music to help improve health and quality of life.

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22nd September 2025

Comfort and connection

Marie Curie

Dr Tracey McConnell, introduces our new playlist, and explains how music can help people at the end of life.

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22nd September 2025

How Music Can Literally Heal the Heart

Scientific American

Its structural attributes and physiological effects make it an ideal tool for learning cardiology, studying heart-brain interactions and dispensing neurocardiac therapy

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22nd September 2025

Clinical effectiveness of music interventions for dementia and depression in elderly care

The Lancet

The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of music interventions on the depressive symptoms of people with dementia living in residential aged care.

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22nd September 2025

Music for the End, a podcast with Edith Bowman

Marie Curie

Radio DJ and TV presenter Edith Bowman explores the impact of music as a source of comfort during life’s final moments in conversation with three expert guests.

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22nd September 2025

Language is far more than mere words

The Guardian

Sound artist Ruby Colley, whose brother is non-speaking, has created a touching reminder that people can express themselves in other ways

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22nd September 2025

Rap’s battle with mental health

The British Medical Journal

How hip-hop’s progressive narratives are helping to tackle mental health stigma

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22nd September 2025

Storytelling through songwriting

Hospice in the Weald

Through music, our team can find many ways to help people with therapeutic goals, legacy work, and memory projects.

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22nd September 2025

The power of music at the end of life

e-hospice

Nurse Monica McCahery, senior educator at Wigan and Leigh Hospice, on the importance of music at the end of life.

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22nd September 2025

Music Can – Care through music for those living with dementia

Music Can

Music Can is your resource to help you make music a part of personalised care for people living with dementia.

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22nd September 2025

Music therapy for dementia patients improving quality of life

Dove Press

Considering the available evidence for cognitive effects related to music on behavioural problems in dementia.

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22nd September 2025

Music Therapy in the Treatment of Dementia

Frontiers

Asystematic review on the application of music therapy in people living with dementia and the effect on cognitive function.

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30th January 2025

The one change that worked

The Guardian

I woke up to my phone alarm – until my wife insisted on a new morning routine

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