When five-year-old Bella was hospitalized for cancer in North Dakota she received music therapy as part of her treatment Many people have experienced the powerful effect of music on mood without understanding exactly why but researchers have recently documented a clinical benefit Music is now being prescribed for cancer patients like Bella and those suffering from Parkinson rsquo s disease dementia and trauma to reduce anxiety muscle tension and sleep problems or to release sadness King Saul reached for a musical prescription when he was feeling tormented His attendants saw his lack of peace and suggested they find someone to [... more]