Psychology & Psychiatry

Music therapy: It's all in the beat

Decades after the "Mozart effect" gripped the world, music has established a solid footing in medical research thanks to music therapy.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Dementia-related pain: What caregivers need to know

Dementia isn't a specific disease. Instead, it describes a collection of symptoms that affect a person's thinking and social abilities enough to interfere with daily life. There are more than 55 million people worldwide living ...

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Music improves older adults' sleep quality

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

Health

Tips for making music good medicine

Music has been a part of humanity for as long as humanity has existed. Archeologists have unearthed relatively complex bone instruments greater than 40,000 years old. Certainly, human ancestors likely were making music in ...

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