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Pope, Mateusz Soli\u0144ski, Pier D. Lambiase &amp; Elaine Chew (2025)<br><br>Wells writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#0792e317\">Forget calming melodies \u2014 music\u2019s real magic might be in how it reveals your body\u2019s capacity to adapt, not just relax.<br><br>For years, we\u2019ve heard that soft, gentle music can soothe stress and lower blood pressure. It\u2019s a wellness clich\u00e9: classical playlists for calm, slow jams for serenity.<br><br>But what if we\u2019ve been looking at music\u2019s effect on the body all wrong?<br><br>A recent study turned this narrative on its head. Rather than treating music as a sedative for the nervous system, researchers explored how expressive classical pieces \u2014 digitally altered for tempo and volume \u2014 interact with our bodies in real-time.<br><br>And the results? Less about relaxation, and more about\u00a0physiological resilience.<br>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\">Continue reading at <a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eemmqnc7\">https:\/\/medium.com\/@wellswellnessguide\/the-unexpected-symphony-within-how-music-reveals-the-resilience-of-your-body-d45fc66b6bf0<\/a> (free with registration)<br><br>The Scientific Reports paper: <a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eVfyCDQm\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-025-94341-2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\">Pope, V.C., Soli\u0144ski, M., Lambiase, P.D., Chew, E.\u00a0High blood pressure inhibits cardiovascular responsiveness to expressive classical music.\u00a0<em>Sci Rep<\/em>\u00a0<strong>15<\/strong>, 10908 (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-025-94341-2\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-025-94341-2<\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medium article sums up Scientific Reports paper &#8220;High blood pressure inhibits cardiovascular responsiveness to expressive classical music<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[190,102,200],"tags":[186,222,137,221,187,266],"class_list":["post-6743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-research-publications","category-team","tag-cardiovascular","tag-cardiovascular-health","tag-cardiovascular-science","tag-digital-therapeutics","tag-hypertension","tag-music-theranostics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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