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"Music Therapy" means the specialized professional, therapeutic use of music in the service to individuals with needs in mental health, physical health, habilitation, rehabilitation, special education, self-care or personal growth.

Neuronal subpopulation responds specifically to song

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Samuel Norman-Haignere about his latest research that discovered a neuronal subpopulation that responds specifically to song.

15 Mar 2022

Cleveland Clinic launches new study exploring the link between epilepsy and stress

Cleveland Clinic has launched an innovative study exploring the link between epilepsy and stress, supported by a $5.5 million donation from the Charles L. Shor Foundation.

1 Mar 2022

Music therapy is beneficial for patients with sickle cell disease

A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health found patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) who participated in music therapy learned new self-management skills and improved their ability to cope with pain.

18 Feb 2022

Music therapy can be an attractive option to manage menopause symptoms and depressed mood

As researchers continue to seek effective treatment options for menopause symptoms as alternatives to proven pharmacologic solutions, a number of innovative therapies have been shown to improve symptoms.

27 Jan 2022

Music interventions can provide 'psychological first aid' to stressed patients during lockdown

A violinist playing a soothing melody tailored to a patient's particular medical condition and personal musical preferences in the hospital can provide "psychological first aid," reports a new Northwestern Medicine study about neurological patients who received tele-music therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

13 Dec 2021

Researchers develop assessment tool to identify pain in nursing home residents with dementia

We know very little about the incidence of pain among the elderly in nursing homes. In Norway, no requirement is in place for pain to be assessed before or during nursing home admission, nor once a person has been admitted.

16 Nov 2021

Listening to music can help older adults sleep better, finds study

A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has found that listening to music can help older adults sleep better.

21 Apr 2021

Listening to music before going to bed can improve sleep quality among older adults

Listening to music before going to be can improve sleep quality among older adults, according to an analysis of all relevant published clinical trials.

21 Apr 2021

Music-based interventions can improve stroke, Parkinson's disease

Music-based interventions have become a core ingredient of effective neurorehabilitation in the past 20 years thanks to the growing body of knowledge.

11 Mar 2021

New tool helps choose the best intervention for each dementia patient

Every three seconds, a new case of dementia is diagnosed somewhere in the world. The term encompasses a group of neurodegenerative diseases that have no cure and which affect memory, cognitive abilities and behavior, and includes Alzheimer's disease.

9 Mar 2021

Scientists identify rehabilitation recommendations in cancer-treatment guidelines

Cancer treatment isn't just a matter of shrinking or removing a tumor. It also involves preserving or improving the patient's quality of life.

18 Dec 2020

Singing to preterm infants during kangaroo care boosts maternal wellbeing

When a child is born before term, the mother and baby are physically separated due to the hospital care required by the latter.

14 Dec 2020

Using music therapy to combat 'chemobrain'

Music as medicine has become a more widely adopted concept over the years and considered as complementary therapy for a number of health issues.

17 Aug 2020

Listening to music for 30 minutes a day provides benefits after heart attack

Listening to music can be enjoyable, but is it also good for your heart? Patients who suffered episodes of chest pain soon after a heart attack, known as early post-infarction angina, had significantly lower levels of anxiety and pain if they listened to music for 30 minutes a day, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology

18 Mar 2020

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Neuronal subpopulation responds specifically to song

Cleveland Clinic launches new study exploring the link between epilepsy and stress

Music therapy is beneficial for patients with sickle cell disease

Music therapy can be an attractive option to manage menopause symptoms and depressed mood

Music interventions can provide 'psychological first aid' to stressed patients during lockdown

Researchers develop assessment tool to identify pain in nursing home residents with dementia

Listening to music can help older adults sleep better, finds study

Listening to music before going to bed can improve sleep quality among older adults

Music-based interventions can improve stroke, Parkinson's disease

New tool helps choose the best intervention for each dementia patient

Scientists identify rehabilitation recommendations in cancer-treatment guidelines

Singing to preterm infants during kangaroo care boosts maternal wellbeing

Using music therapy to combat 'chemobrain'

Listening to music for 30 minutes a day provides benefits after heart attack

Latest research on physics of the brain to be presented at 2020 APS March Meeting

A collaborative partnership to understand the impact of music therapies on mental health

Horseback riding along with brain-building tasks can benefit children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Virtual reality during chemotherapy could help improve breast cancer patients' quality of life

Listening to music reduces symptom severity, pain intensity in breast cancer patients

Using AI to adapt and personalize live radio for people living alone with dementia

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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