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Music can heal a broken heart, but can it improve your health?
May 02, 2023

Music and health

Music and pain Research suggests that listening to music can help reduce acute and chronic pain. Music-based interventions may also...

Sound Health, Pain
September 14, 2018

NIH studies explore intersection of art, music, and health

Though funding opportunities supported by NIH and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of Sound Health were...

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National Institute of Mental Health researcher David Jangraw, Ph.D. (left), reviews brain scans with Renée Fleming at NIH.
September 14, 2018

How singing affects our brain

In 2017, soprano Renée Fleming took part in a remarkable experiment as part of NIH’s Sound Health initiative. She went through...

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NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. and Renée Fleming perform at NIH’s 2017 Sound Health event.
September 14, 2018

NIH-Kennedy Center initiative explores ‘Music and the Mind’

Can music help us learn? Can it ease chronic pain? Can it improve your health in general? These are important...

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Stroke, Healthy Aging, Child Development, Sound Health

Renée Fleming
September 14, 2018

The power of music

Renée Fleming is one of the most acclaimed singers of our time. She’s thrilled audiences around the world in concert...

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