Music can influence blood pressure, increasing or decreasing the systolic (upper) and diastolic (lower) pressure based on the tempo and volume of the song and other factors. Slower, softer music tends ...

Music boosts motivation and increases happiness when people are working out better than any other predictable factor. But what musical tempo is best for keeping people psyched up while working out?

A new meta-analysis finds that listening to soothing, slow-tempo music can meaningfully enhance sleep quality in older adults, though researchers warn the evidence is still limited and highly variable ...

A multi-center randomized controlled trial with critically ill adults aged 50 years and older admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) found that twice-daily slow-tempo music (60 to 80 beats per minute ...