Wellness

A compelling new crop of scientific findings links active music making to measurable improvements in human well-being, especially in older people. Loneliness, depression and even the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease have been shown to respond to music, and some studies have even linked music making to better functioning of the immune system. This section contains information you won’t want to miss, and new updates are posted regularly.

• Older Adults Benefit from Participation in Music
  —Preliminary results show better health, fewer falls, slower rise in doctor visits and medication use—
• New research shows music's ability to reduce stress goes all the way to the DNA level
• Recreation Music Making Improved Employee Turnover at Long-Term Care Facility
• Music Therapy Increases Serum Melatonin Levels In Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
• Study Finds Music Therapy Boosts Melatonin Levels
• Scientific Study Indicates That Music Making Makes The Elderly Healthier
• Scientific Findings Show That Music Making Increases Human Growth Hormone Among Active Older Americans

Study: Group Drumming Boosts Cancer-Killer Cells

• Group Drumming Boosts Cancer-Killer Cells in Study (Press Release)
• Composite Effects of Group drumming Music Therapy on Modulation of Neuroendocrine-Immune Parameters in Normal Subjects (Study Abstract)
• Group Drumming Study Fact Sheet
• Group Drumming Study Q&A
• Graphs - Composite Drumming Research Highlights
• History of Music-Brain and Wellness Research
• Group Drumming Study Research Team
• Healing: To the Best of an Inner Drummer, Barry Bittman, M.D. (Article)
• Music Enters: Where Words Cannot Pass, Barry Bittman, M.D. (Article)