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Does singing make people with Parkinson's feel better?

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The Effects of Group Therapeutic Singing on Cortisol and Motor Symptoms in Persons With Parkinson's Disease

doi:10.3389/fnhum.2021.703382
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Moderate Quality

Methodology score · 45/100

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People with Parkinson's sang together for an hour and were compared to others who read quietly. Their stress hormones didn't change, and their movement didn't get better—but they felt less sad.

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Stegemöller EL, Zaman A, Shelley M, Patel B, Kouzi AE, Shirtcliff EA