As a one-time disc jockey who played easy-listening music, I appreciate Mike Kerrigan’s “Easy Listening = Alternative Music + Time” (op-ed, Feb. 29). He is right: The definition of easy listening has ...

Listening to or playing music later in life could do more than lift your spirits – it might also help keep your mind sharp. A study of more than 10,000 older adults has found that people who regularly ...

Listening to music on a regular basis later in life could significantly reduce the risk of dementia, new research suggests. The Australian research team analysed data from more than 10,800 adults aged ...