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Diamonds and Rust: Blood on the tracks

Diamonds and Rust: Blood on the tracks

Joel Herbert October 15, 2020
Music is simply a catalyst — very powerful, but still simply a catalyst — that has the potential to unlock within us positive and possibly negative effects if we allow it to
Musical Therapist Heather Lea Woods hosts a drum circle with patients at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies in Boston. COURTESY OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE

Boston researchers find music could lessen physical, mental strain on cancer patients

Chloe Liu February 20, 2020
Music therapy could reduce anxiety and pain in individuals undergoing chemotherapy, an ongoing study by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is discovering.
New tech firm The Sync Project, which will use music as therapy, debuted Tuesday at South by Southwest. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Music therapy key in setting tone for treatments, experts note

Olivia Deng March 19, 2015

Music is widely regarded as a form of art and entertainment. What may be less apparent, however, is music’s value in treating medical conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism and Parkinson’s disease. Though...

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