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Returning from war is not always an easy transition. Often our men and women in uniform have special challenges to tackle. Those who suffer from injury or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) face even more of an uphill climb. One veteran who knows all about PTSD is offering some unique support for his military brothers and sisters. Read more here…

That visit, though, eventually sparked Alive Inside, an award-winning independent documentary on musical therapy for those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological ailments. Read more here…

The role of music in improving health has been studied extensively, whether as a way to reduce anxiety or manage physical and mental health. Regardless of the goal, the key according to several studies is simply choosing music you’re most familiar with or like best. Read more here…

Music therapy should be implemented by qualified music therapists in care homes and day care units. Further research should be conducted to ascertain the most suitable music types to be used in therapy sessions. Music therapy is a recognised technique of using music to help improve health. Read more here…

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Austin Davis has amassed a large collection of CDs, but they are not for his enjoyment. The Bartlesville High School senior is instead collecting them for a leadership service project for the marching band, a group he’s played in since the ninth grade. Read more here…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Keith Kaiser sits down with some songwriters and learns how you can write songs too. Jennifer Barone and Brett Northrup, both Norton Healthcare Music Therapists, will take wanna-be songwriters through the process. Read more here…

A Cambridge academic has been the first recipient of an international honour for her work in the field of music therapy. Professor Amelia Oldfield, who helped to set up the world-leading masters degree in Music Therapy at Anglia Ruskin in 1994, has become the first ever recipient of the World Federation of Music Therapists’ Clinical Impact Award. Read more here…

JUST before little William Furlong ended his short life, he managed to do something he had never done before. The three-year-old who had a condition which affected his brain and left him blind and suffering epileptic fits, made a decision for himself. Read more here…

CHENNAI: Corporate Commitment, a funfair for differently-abled children organised by The Shakti Foundation, was held on Monday at The Music Academy. The event was presided over by chief guests S Murugappan and his wife, who inaugurated the funfair.  Read more here…

Lisa Gracey shares a puppet of an orange bear with 11-month-old son Duke, singing ‘Old MacDonald had a farm,’ encouraging him to be engaged in his music therapy class. He grabs at the soft material and bounces in excitement. Read more here…