NEW YORK -- Few people over the age of 10 would list "Happy Birthday" among their favorite songs. But Harvey Alter, now 62, has a special fondness for it. It helped teach him how to talk. One morning ...
Stroke victims who can no longer speak may now be able to regain their ability to communicate through singing, according to a recent Harvard Medical School study. HMS professor Gottfried Schlaug and ...
STROKE STATS: According to the American Heart Association, about 700,000 Americans suffer a stroke every year. That means, every 45 seconds, someone has a stroke in this country. More than 60 percent ...
Emily Bachert plays guitar during a music therapy session with Bob Lominska. Lominska's wife, Joy Lominska, is at left. Soft southern light pours through the window as Bob Lominska sits at one end of ...
Comfortable retirement living in sunny California abruptly came to an end for Lynn Huntington in December 2005 when her retired civil- engineer husband, Don, now 72, had a massive stroke. Like 20 ...
Stroke patients who struggle to communicate may regain their abilities by singing in a choir, a new study suggests. Music therapy is not a new concept, but the use of singing – particularly choral ...
MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. Particularly promising, is a type of treatment called ...
The children and youth that Laurel Fontaine volunteers with at her North Attleboro church adore her. And who wouldn't? She's got a lot to say, she has a beautiful smile and a great sense of humor, and ...
This article was written by Discover'sSmriti Rao. If you can't say it, then sing it! Experts researching patients who have lost their ability to speak after a stroke are now suggesting that they could ...
Imagine waking up one day, unable to speak. It’s a devastating disorder. But thanks to music, those suffering the loss of language are now seeing relief. “She’s fluent in two languages, Spanish and ...
Comfortable retirement living in sunny California abruptly came to an end for Lynn Huntington in December 2005 when her retired civil- engineer husband, Don, now 72, had a massive stroke. Like 20 ...
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