Music can help ease pain, rewire the brain and soothe the spirit — -- Even though patient Garrett Lambert is in an isolation room at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, ...

When J.L. Gallese's father entered the later stages of dementia, music became a regular element of his care. There were a few LPs of old TV show theme songs that he loved, and they played on ...

Listening to or playing music later in life could do more than lift your spirits – it might also help keep your mind sharp. A ...

The new study has revealed that when people hear rhythm through sound, their brains create slow, steady waves that align with ...

Professor of Cognitive-Neuroscience , Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle When I hear Shania Twain’s You’re Still The One, it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my ...

Most of us have believed that painkillers are the only way to reduce pain after a major surgery or illness. Now, scientists ...

Following the accident, John Famechon was admitted into intensive care. Source: Microsoft Copilot / Microsoft In August 1991, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon sustained severe incapacitating ...

A study published in the journal Music and Medicine demonstrates that intraoperative music therapy significantly reduces the ...

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — An arm draped over the guitar on her lap, music therapist Hannah Joseph ponders how to begin an impromptu therapy session in her simply-decorated Kalamazoo office. “Ever hear of the 12 ...

Parents have long intuitively known that music holds more than mere entertainment value for their little ones. Now, scientific research confirms this parental wisdom, establishing music as a powerful ...