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Turkish doctors are returning to a more traditional treatment for post-operative recovery: Islamic music therapy. It has been used for more than 1,000 years to treat many types of suffering. Historical anecdote, however, is not sufficient evidence for hospitals worldwide do adopt musical modalities. Many want scientific proof. Professor Bingur Sonmez and Dr Erol Can of Memorial [...]

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The science journal Nature published an interesting article about brains this week. Researchers from Germany and Canada observed that the way we respond to stress is shaped by where we live.  Below are the details of the experiment. Subjects: Students who grew up in cities, students who were living in cities at that time, and [...]