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Digital Care Home shows potential to minimize emergency hospital admissions

Care home workers are playing a vital role in an exciting new partnership between care homes and the NHS aiming to improve the quality of life of residents and reduce emergency hospital admissions in Sheffield.

29 Jun 2018

Elderly patients would like technology to help with day-to-day medicine taking

Over 65s say they would find technology to help them take their medications helpful, but need the technology to be familiar, accessible and easy to use, according to research by Queen Mary University of London and University of Cambridge.

10 May 2018

Scientists develop brain “stethoscope” that can detect silent seizures

Neurologists at Stanford have developed a diagnostic tool that can translate the brain’s activity into sounds for the detection of silent seizures.

21 Mar 2018

Frail patients losing access to dental house calls

Devon Rising shakes his head and tries to cover his face with his hands. It's time to get his few remaining teeth cleaned, and he fusses for a bit.

2 Jan 2018

Artificial intelligence and modern musical lullabies can help people sleep better

Over half (54 percent) of us struggle to get to sleep at night and 10 percent of us experience insomnia according to AXA PPP healthcare’s third annual State of the Nation online survey with YouGov.

5 Dec 2017

Music therapy does not improve autism symptoms in children, say researchers

Music therapy may not be of any significant benefit to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published in JAMA.

9 Aug 2017

When wounds won’t heal, therapies spread — to the tune of $5 billion

Carol Emanuele beat cancer. But for the past two years, she has been fighting her toughest battle yet. She has an open wound on the bottom of her foot that leaves her unable to walk and prone to deadly infection.

3 Aug 2017

Music therapy helps strengthen muscle activity in people with Parkinson's disease

Elizabeth Stegemöller arranged a circle of metal folding chairs around a piano as clients started arriving for a weekly music therapy class for people with Parkinson's disease.

2 Aug 2017

Barnardo's issues tips to help parents bond with their babies before birth

Start bonding with your baby before birth with these top tips from Barnardo’s during Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

20 Jun 2017

Study uncovers crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can protect brain health

A recent study conducted at Baycrest Health Sciences has uncovered a crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can help older adults retain their listening skills and ward off age-related cognitive declines.

2 Jun 2017

Favorite music has greatest impact on brain connectivity

It doesn't matter if it's Bach, the Beatles, Brad Paisley or Bruno Mars. Your favorite music likely triggers a similar type of activity in your brain as other people's favorites do in theirs.

12 Apr 2017

Music therapy decreases pain in patients recovering from spine surgery

Music therapy has been found to decrease pain in patients recovering from spine surgery, compared to a control group of patients who received standard postoperative care alone.

29 Mar 2017

UAB Voice Center provides free screening to vocal students

Freshman voice student Lilly Bateh was excited to see what shape her vocal cords were in, despite the rigid scope that Richard McHugh, M.D., assistant professor of otolaryngology and co-director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Voice Center, held in his hand.

25 Mar 2017

Androgens more important for ovarian development, study suggests

Scientists have discovered that the male "androgen" hormone is an important element in the ovarian development of female chicken embryos, more so than in the development of male testes.

23 Mar 2017

Brain cells work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, research finds

Nerve cells in our brains work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, and are not solo artists as previously thought, Western-led brain research has determined.

6 Mar 2017

Research provides insight into how infants and mothers bond through songs

As one of the first records of human music, infant-directed singing permeates cultural boundaries and parenting traditions. Unlike other forms of caregiving, the act of mothers singing to infants is a universal behavior that seemingly withstands the test of time.

17 Feb 2017