Music at Bedtime Might Not Be a Great Idea

Music at Bedtime Might Not Be a Great Idea

By Cara MurezHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — That music at bedtime that’s supposed to help you fall asleep may actually have the opposite effect, new research suggests. It turns out that “earworms,” those catchy bits of a composition that can get stuck in a person’s head can also interject themselves into … Read more

Brit awards 2021: follow the ceremony live

Brit awards 2021: follow the ceremony live

10.33pm BST22:33 The full Brit award winners Ben Beaumont-Thomas Thanks for following along with us tonight. We’re left with a vintage crop of winners who show the Brits really can be a showcase of diverse and quality British pop, and a little lump in our throats at that NHS choir. Here are all your 2021 … Read more

The style-setting photography of Carlota Guerrero – in pictures

The style-setting photography of Carlota Guerrero – in pictures

The Spanish photographer’s work has seen her collaborate with musicians such as Solange Knowles and fashion houses from Dior to Nike. A new book, Tengo un Dragón Dentro del Corazón (I Have a Dragon in My Heart), is published this month by Prestel, priced £40. Here is a selection of some of its strikingly beautiful … Read more

Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds

Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Heart surgery can be stressful, but researchers may have found a way to reduce patients’ anxiety and postoperative pain — without any extra side effects. A team from the Netherlands found that the simple act of listening to music around the time of surgery may help patients … Read more

Organ music accompanies vaccines at Salisbury Cathedral

Organ music accompanies vaccines at Salisbury Cathedral

About a thousand people over the age of 80 have been vaccinated at Salisbury Cathedral on its first day of opening as a vaccination centre. The 800-year-old cathedral in south-west England has been closed during lockdown, with services taking place online. Its music director said he’d chosen pieces by Bach, Handel and Pachelbel to help … Read more

‘Mum responded to Bengali music more than Beatles’

‘Mum responded to Bengali music more than Beatles’

Charities are using tailored music to bring back memories for dementia patients from ethnic minorities. To mark World Alzheimer’s Day, the BBC has created a catalogue of world music to help people from all cultures living with dementia. Music producer Naughty Boy is supporting the BBC Music Memories project, his mother has dementia. Source link