_ Mental & Emotional Health Listening to Happy Music May Enhance Creativity By Sondra Forsyth article Listening to happy music may help generate more innovative solutions compared to listening to silence, according to a study published … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Music Activates Regions of the Brain Spared by Alzheimer's Disease By Sondra Forsyth article Ever get chills listening to a particularly moving piece of music? You can thank the salience network of the brain … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension Music Intensifies the Effects of Anti-Hypertensive Medication By Sondra Forsyth article In addition to remembering to take the medication prescribed by their cardiologists at the right times and going to the … Read More→
_ Heart Health Music Boosts Exercise Time in Cardiac Stress Testing By Jane Farrell article Listening to music during a standard cardiac stress test may help extend the time a patient is able to perform … Read More→
_ Music Really Is A Universal Language By Jane Farrell article Every culture enjoys music and song, and songs serve many different purposes: accompanying a dance, soothing an infant, or expressing … Read More→
_ Brain Health Uncovering Why Playing A Musical Instrument Can Protect The Brain By Jane Farrell article Researchers have made a discovery that could pave the way for brain-rehabilitation interventions through musical training. A recent study conducted … Read More→
_ Music Alleviates Cancer Patients' Symptoms By Sondra Forsyth article A systematic review published by the Cochrane Library in August 2016 found that there is significant evidence that music interventions … Read More→
_ Vision Health Music Eases Anxiety During Cataract Surgery By Sondra Forsyth article Having relaxing music played just before eye surgery leads to patients feeling less anxiety and requiring less sedation, according to … Read More→
_ Medical Care The Right Music Helps Surgeons' Performance By Jane Farrell article Surgeons who listen to music that they like improve their surgical technique and show improved closing of incisions, according to … Read More→
Medical Care Music Helps Ease Anxiety During Extubation By article Patient-selected music during weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation could benefit patients by decreasing their heart rate and anxiety, according to … Read More→
_ Brain Health Music Can Hurt Your Memory By article Music, widely known as a good destresser, may actually make memory worse in older people, researchers have found. The study, … Read More→
_ Aging Well Spiritual Health Religious Music Lifts Our Spirits as We Age By article If you need an emotional lift, try listening to hymns. Better yet, choose gospel music. A team of researchers from four top universities reports that listening to religious music is associated with a decrease in anxiety about death and increases in life satisfaction, self-esteem, and sense of control over our lives as we age. In particular, listening to gospel music is linked to reducing anxiety about death and an increase in sense of control.
_ Exercise Need Motivation At The Gym? Just Add Music By Jane Farrell article By Joe Vennare, PT We will try anything to get a boost in the gym. Caffeine and pre-workout supplements might do the trick for some, but they come with a host of potential side effects in tow. Other people opt for performance enhancing drugs, legal or otherwise. This probably isn’t the best bet either. Breaking the law seldom is.
Music and Alzheimer's By Jane Farrell article By Judy Kirkwood If you've ever felt , or witnessed, the unimaginable despair and sadness that accompanies seeing a loved one with Alzheimer's, there could be good news for you. A new feature documentary, “Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory,” demonstrates the power of music to awaken and revive those suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia--and to bring them closer to being themselves once more..
_ End-of-Life Care for People With Dementia By Jane Farrell article People often live for years with┬ádementia. While it can be difficult to think of these diseases as terminal, they do … Read More→
_ Connecting With the Self By Jane Farrell blog When you were growing up you were taught you were many things: your family, nationality, religion, appearance, economic status, race […]
_ Charitable Giving Women's Health and Wellness ItΓÇÖs a #PeriodPartyΓǪ And YouΓÇÖre Invited By Jane Farrell article Tucked into a cozy, bright basement in Williamsburg, a crowd of women from across New York City sit facing a … Read More→
_ Insomnia Sleep Health Let It Go: Post-Work Mental Breaks Will Improve Your Sleep By Jane Farrell article Doing something fun after work can help you get a better nightΓÇÖs sleep ΓÇô especially if youΓÇÖve been bothered by … Read More→