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Deafness shaped Beethoven's music
Progressive deafness profoundly influenced Beethoven's compositions, prompting him to choose lower-frequency notes as his condition worsened, scientists said on Tuesday.
Dec 20, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How slower breathing really helps against stress
People who are often stressed can feel calmer by making certain adjustments to their breathing. Possibly this also positively affects concentration and attention. Psychologist Roderik Gerritsen studied the effects of breathing ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Neuroscience
Love or hate TikTok's viral bottle-smashing trend? A neuroscientist explains what that says about your brain
Millions of TikTok users are watching videos of the viral bottle-smashing trend, in which bottles and jars filled with drinks or food are rolled down steps before smashing.
Aug 25, 2023
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Pediatrics
Shh! Intensive care incubators resonate sounds and risk damage to premature babies' hearing, scientists say
For vulnerable premature babies, an incubator in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a lifesaver, but the consequences can last a lifetime. Many studies have shown that the NICU is a noisy environment and that babies ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Neuroscience
Want to fire up the dance floor? Play low-frequency bass
To find out how different aspects of music influence the body, researchers turned a live electronic music concert into a lab study. By introducing levels of bass over speakers that were too low to hear and monitoring the ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Clinical management improves hearing for most with Ménière disease
For patients with Ménière disease, most experience preservation or improvement in their hearing through strict clinical management, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Aug 24, 2022
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Health
Residents enjoy better health after a switch to electric buses
The health of residents living alongside a bus route in Gothenburg, Sweden, became considerably better when hybrid buses were replaced by buses fully powered by electricity. Along with the noise levels there was a reduction ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Neuroscience
Transcranial ultrasound used in mice with Alzheimer's disease features
In December 2021 scientists from South Korea used a technology called transcranial ultrasound stimulation to excite specific areas of mice brain. They found mice with features of Alzheimer's had reduced levels of the hallmark ...
Jan 25, 2022
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Medications
Higher frequency cannabis use tied to demographic factors
(HealthDay)—Higher frequency cannabis use is more common among young and racial minority populations, and individuals with low socioeconomic status, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 3, 2021
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Neuroscience
Monkeys can also thank their body for vocal development, not only their brain
Normally we think about the brain as an all-controlling organ that guides the development of all bodily organs and functions. But according to the authors of a new paper in Nature Communications, this is not solely the case.
Oct 15, 2019
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