Music For Maternity

Anyone who works out a lot knows that the right music can make exercising easier. But one Boston startup hopes to take that idea a step further, exploring how music can be used in human health and the treatment of diseases. Ketki Karanam and Alexis Kopikis of Boston-based PureTech got the idea to look into music about a year ago after recognizing the potential for the fast-multiplying number of wearable sensors — think FitBit — to be used in conjunction with music-sharing apps such as Spotify and Pandora to gather data on how music affects peoples’ health. Read more here…