It was a fairly modest experiment, as these things go, with volunteers trooping into the lab at Harvard Medical School to learn and practice a little five-finger piano exercise. Neuroscientist Alvaro Pascual-Leone instructed the members of one group to play as fluidly as they could, trying to keep to the metronome’s 60 beats per minute.
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Mild Exercise May Counter Dementia
Moderate physical activity — even an unhurried 30-minute stroll a day — may diminish the risk for vascular dementia among the elderly, according to a new study published this week in the online journal Neurology. Researchers from the University Hospital S
Music: Which U.S. Orchestras Are Best?
Rising standards outside the Big Five create a new elite Their players are highly skilled specialists, prized for their uncommon physical abilities and welded into a team by a strong figure of authority. Their seasons are long, routinely lasting from early fall to late spring and often extending into the summer.
The Geometry of Music
When you first hear them, a Gregorian chant, a Debussy prelude and a John Coltrane improvisation might seem to have almost nothing in common–except that they all include chord progressions and something you could plausibly call a melody. But music theorists have long known that there’s something else that ties these disparate musical forms together.
Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study
Some families, alas, are fatter than others. But for dieters continually at war with their genes, there’s good news in a study published in this week’s PLoS Medicine: they can burn off 40% of their genetic predisposition to obesity by exercising.
Gym Class: Why Kids’ Exercise Matters Less Than We Think
The logic seems pretty simple: if you eliminate gym class, school kids will get fatter.
Five arrested in alleged rape of girl at California high school
California police investigating the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl have arrested five people, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
U.S. divorcee’s Japanese custody heartache
At Spencer Morrey’s home, there are two constant sounds: His dad, Craig, murmuring, “You’re okay, Spence. You’re okay, buddy,” and the sound of a machine clearing the toddler’s airway
The race to inoculate against swine flu
Both sounds come every few minutes, in between hugs, tears and kisses. Spencer has severe cerebral palsy and requires constant, 24-hour medical care.
Pakistan arrests suspected mastermind behind U.N. strike
The suspected mastermind of the suicide strike on the offices of the U.N. World Food Programme in Islamabad has been arrested, Pakistan’s interior minister said on Friday