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Certain Music Really
Is a Form of Medicine

NEW STUDY

Nov 5, 2023 8:00 AM CST

Certain Music Really Is a Form of Medicine

A new study says listening to your favorite song can reduce pain as much as taking an Advil

(Newser) - Music has long been said to have healing qualities, and a new study confirms there's quite a bit of truth to that. The Washington Post reports that researchers from Montreal's McGill University found that listening to favorite songs reduced pain responses as much as taking an over-the-counter painkiller....

Autistic Boy Experiences 'Miracle' With 'Old Town Road'

How 'Old Town Road'
Sparked a Boy's 'Miracle'

Jun 9, 2019 4:35 PM CDT

How 'Old Town Road' Sparked a Boy's 'Miracle'

Minnesota mom Sheletta Brundidge couldn't believe it

(Newser) - "I was crying so hard that tears were dropping on his head. I was like, 'This is the beginning. This is the light!'" So says a Minnesota mom after the hit song "Old Town Road" appeared to transform the life of her autistic son Daniel,...

Feds Aim to Calm Nerves With 'Brain Music' Therapy

Apr 24, 2009 8:16 PM CDT

Feds Aim to Calm Nerves With 'Brain Music' Therapy

(Newser) - A new federal study may be music to the ears of stressed firefighters and bomb squads, the New Scientist reports. The Department of Homeland Security is trying to record their brain activity when alert or calm, translate it into music, and play it back to soothe their frayed nerves. But...

As Memory Slips Away,
Music Lingers

Apr 23, 2009 2:24 PM CDT

As Memory Slips Away, Music Lingers

(Newser) - The Alzheimer’s patient had forgotten nearly everything, including his own name, but the sound of Frank Sinatra moved him to grab his wife and dance. The phenomenon demonstrates how deep-seated music is in the human brain, Sara Davidson writes for the New York Times’ New Old Age blog. “...