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In patients with bipolar disorder, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has been shown to significantly reduce anxiety, according to researchers at the University of New South Wales.  Read more..

Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston said music also reduces levels of serum cortisol in the blood. An important player in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, cortisol increases metabolic activity, suppresses the immune system and has been associated with both anxiety and depression, the researchers said. More here…

A newspaper’s investigation of the country’s biggest private provider of after-hours and weekend cover for NHS GPs paints a picture of a Third World service, utterly out of place in prosperous southern England. Read more…

New Jersey medical students employ cutting-edge technology to pioneer advances in music medicine, while conventional music therapists fight for legal recognition. Read more…

It has been said that music can help heal the soul. Now this old saying has transferred its healing powers onto improving memory-based interventions for the Alzheimer’s disease patient. Read more here….

EUREKA SPRINGS — More than 130 people gathered on 12/12/12 at 12 noon at the Retreat at Sky Ridge for a ceremony of chanting, dancing and blessing related to the 2012 end of the Mayan calendar. Many also attended a variety of 23 workshops and talks on a wide range of New Age topics. Click here for more..

On December 21, 2012, Naam Yoga will host a free 14- hour continuous World Peace Prayer and Meditation Marathon (“Naamathon”), which includes a live webcast for people worldwide to join in the event. See more….

B-Sharp is the fine-tuning of the Phoenix Symphony’s work in playing music for people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers four years ago.  More…