New York had the most drought impacts in October, with a dozen impacts recording short water supplies and disappointments from the growing season.

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Broad areas of improvement occurred across parts of the West in October.

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Listening to music is linked to lower dementia risk, study suggests – The Washington Post

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Listening to music most days could guard against dementia, study suggests

A new study finds that regularly listening to music or playing a musical instrument may help older adults protect against cognitive decline.

November 13, 2025, 6 min

By Maggie Penman

Regularly listening to music is linked toa lower risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.

In the study, published in October, researchers looked at data spanning a decade and involving more than 10,000 relatively healthy people, aged 70 and older, in Australia. People who listened to music most days slashed their risk of developing dementia by 39 percent compared with those who did not regularly listen to music, the study found.

The ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons followed participants to investigate what factors are associated with the risks of developing various diseases — and how much lifestyle changes could make a difference.

“Music was one of the areas we were interested in,” said Joanne Ryan, head of the Biological Neuropsychiatry and Dementia research unit in the School of Public Health at Monash University and the senior researcher on the new study.

Researchers collected data annually from participants and their medical providers, and cognitive function assessments were conducted by trained staff.

They found that of the 10,893 participants in the study, the 7,030 who said they listen to music most days had the biggest drop in dementia risk compared with people who were not as frequent music listeners. The study did not specify what kind of music.

“They also had a decreased risk of experiencing more general cognitive decline,” Ryan said. “And we also found that in that time period, they performed better, consistently better, on the tasks of memory and also on a global cognitive function test.”

Ryan pointed out that this is an observational study, and the research can’t determine if listening to music caused the decreased risk in cognitive decline. There might be other factors associated with listening to music that account for the difference. But she found the results striking.

“If we do consider our findings in light of other research that has been done,” Ryan said, “we think there could be a real direct link.” Ryan pointed to the large body of research that has shown that music can boost our moods and stimulate a number of areas of our brains, which is beneficial for cognitive function.

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