http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—In the first large-scale review of 400 research papers in the neurochemistry of music, a team led by Prof. Daniel J. Levitin of McGill University's Psychology Dept. has been able to show that playing and listening to music has clear benefits for both mental and physical health. In particular, music was found both to improve the body's immune system function and to reduce levels of stress. Listening to music was also found to be more effective than prescription drugs in reducing anxiety prior to surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-major-health-benefits-music-uncovered.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:10:01 EST news283678034 Abnormalities of eye movement and fixation may contribute to difficulty in perceiving and recognizing faces among older adults with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), suggests a study "Abnormal Fixation in Individuals with AMD when Viewing an Image of a Face" appearing in the January issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-age-related-macular-degeneration-patients.html Ophthalmology Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:34:49 EST news276777279 As an automatic piano chimed a wedding march, new mother Wang Dan walked down a red carpet towards a hospital room called the "White House", minutes after giving birth in a candlelit water pool. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-natural-birth-tough-china-caesarean.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:20:39 EST news276499231 Her enigmatic expression has been the topic of artistic debate for hundreds of years. But the reason the Mona Lisa's mouth—part smile, part pursed lip—is so confounding has to do with the eyes, according to one Harvard scientist. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-art-neurobiologist-eye.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:23:30 EST news272532197