In a first-of-its-kind trial, scientists have found that playing a Mozart lullaby may help reduce the pain experienced by newborn babies&nbsp;undergoing medical procedures. The study involved 100 infants in a randomised, blinded clinical trial and&nbsp;the results were published in&nbsp;Pediatric Research.

A team of scientists from&nbsp;Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia worked alongside doctors to conduct the trial on the babies at a community hospital in the Bronx, New York.

During a standard heel prick procedure, before taking the blood, just over half of the infants were subjected to a&nbsp;soothing, instrumental lullaby&nbsp;by the famous musician Mozart for twenty minutes. The other half had the blood taken out in silence. As per the SOP, all infants were given&nbsp;0.5 millilitres of sugar solution two minutes before the heel prick was performed.&nbsp;

Notably, the lullaby played through the heel prick test and continued till five minutes later. The medical professionals who took the blood wore noise-cancelling headphones, so they weren't aware if the music was playing or not. Moreover, the parents weren't allowed to physically cuddle the babies during the trial.&nbsp;

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<h2>Findings of the study&nbsp;</h2>

The investigator scored the infants' pain using crying, breathing patterns, facial expressions, limb movement and alertness as indicators. Consequently, the study findings revealed that newborns exposed to Mozart showed "a statistically and clinically significant" reduction in scores on the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS), and this was true before, during, and after the heel prick.

"Our study objectively proves reduction in pain scores by using recorded music in a randomised, controlled, blinded study of predominantly non-white, term neonates. Recorded music is effective in reducing acute pain in term neonates and can be widely used even in low-resource nurseries," the study stated.&nbsp;

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Notably, a previous study published in the journal&nbsp;Scientific Reports in 2021 also stated that listening to a Mozart sonata induced a calming effect on those suffering from epilepsy. Scientists played&nbsp;Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major K448&nbsp;for epilepsy patients and monitored their brainwaves. They checked the occurrences of IEDs (Interictal Epileptiform Discharges: Brief, harmful brain events suffered by epileptics between seizures).

They found that IEDs decreased after 30 seconds of listening to the music. There was a significant effect on the parts of the brain associated with emotion.

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In a first-of-its-kind trial, scientists have found that playing a Mozart lullaby may help reduce the pain experienced by newborn babies undergoing medical procedures.

In a first-of-its-kind trial, scientists have found that playing a Mozart lullaby may help reduce the pain experienced by newborn babies undergoing medical procedures. The study involved 100 infants in a randomised, blinded clinical trial and the results were published in Pediatric Research. A team of scientists from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia worked alongside doctors to conduct the trial on the babies at a community hospital in the Bronx, New York. During a standard heel prick procedure, before taking the blood, just over half of the infants were subjected to a soothing, instrumental lullaby by the famous musician Mozart for twenty minutes. The other half had the blood taken out in silence. As per the SOP, all infants were given 0.5 millilitres of sugar solution two minutes before the heel prick was performed. Notably, the lullaby played through the heel prick test and continued till five minutes later. The medical professionals who took the blood wore noise-cancelling headphones, so they weren't aware if the music was playing or not. Moreover, the parents weren't allowed to physically cuddle the babies during the trial. Also read | A Mozart song found to have calming effect on people with epilepsy Findings of the study The investigator scored the infants' pain using crying, breathing patterns, facial expressions, limb movement and alertness as indicators. Consequently, the study findings revealed that newborns exposed to Mozart showed "a statistically and clinically significant" reduction in scores on the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS), and this was true before, during, and after the heel prick. "Our study objectively proves reduction in pain scores by using recorded music in a randomised, controlled, blinded study of predominantly non-white, term neonates. Recorded music is effective in reducing acute pain in term neonates and can be widely used even in low-resource nurseries," the study stated. Watch | Movies delayed due to strike in Hollywood × Notably, a previous study published in the journal Scientific Reports in 2021 also stated that listening to a Mozart sonata induced a calming effect on those suffering from epilepsy. Scientists played Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major K448 for epilepsy patients and monitored their brainwaves. They checked the occurrences of IEDs (Interictal Epileptiform Discharges: Brief, harmful brain events suffered by epileptics between seizures). They found that IEDs decreased after 30 seconds of listening to the music. There was a significant effect on the parts of the brain associated with emotion. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Playing Mozart lullaby can calm newborns during medical tests, first-of-its-kind trial claims

Music is therapeutic. We all knew that. A bad day, angry boss and your mood is ruined. But come home and play a nice song and the evening is sorted.

We've all turned to music when things felt a little too tough. We all know that music has a healing power. And now what we know, has got underlined by science.

According to a scientific study, a Mozart sonata has been found to calm epileptic brain activity.&nbsp;

The melody is Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major K448. Scientists played this sonata for epilepsy patients and monitored their brainwaves. They checked occurances of IEDs (brief, harmful brain events suffered by epileptics between seizures).&nbsp;

They found that IEDs decreased after 30 seconds of listening the music. There was significant effect on the parts of the brain associated with emotion.

The study has been published in journal Scientific Reports.

Music is therapeutic. We all knew that. A bad day, angry boss and your mood is ruined. But come home and play a nice song and the evening is sorted. We've all turned to music when things felt a little too tough.

Music is therapeutic. We all knew that. A bad day, angry boss and your mood is ruined. But come home and play a nice song and the evening is sorted. We've all turned to music when things felt a little too tough. We all know that music has a healing power. And now what we know, has got underlined by science. According to a scientific study, a Mozart sonata has been found to calm epileptic brain activity. The melody is Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major K448. Scientists played this sonata for epilepsy patients and monitored their brainwaves. They checked occurances of IEDs (brief, harmful brain events suffered by epileptics between seizures). They found that IEDs decreased after 30 seconds of listening the music. There was significant effect on the parts of the brain associated with emotion. The study has been published in journal Scientific Reports.

A Mozart song found to have calming effect on people with epilepsy

Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea arrived back in&nbsp;Turkey&nbsp;on Sunday and the ship's captain described how they faced death threats and were held in a forest during their three-week ordeal.

The freed hostages were welcomed at Istanbul Airport by their families and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after 21 days in captivity.

"We were in a forest. There were tough conditions. There were constantly armed men at our side," Mustafa Kaya, captain of the ship "Mozart" from which the crew were abducted, was cited as saying by the Demiroren news agency.

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The Liberian-flagged container ship was headed to Cape Town from Lagos when it was attacked on Jan. 23, 160 km (100 miles) off Sao Tome island, maritime reports showed. One Azeri sailor was killed in what the crew described as a sophisticated and well-orchestrated attack.

"We didn't experience physical violence but they exerted psychological pressure during the negotiations. They said 'we will kill you if your company does not do what we want'," Kaya said.

Kaya said that at the time of their abduction the crew had locked themselves in a secure room but that the pirates had forced their way in after a five-hour struggle.

"They were constantly opening fire, firing randomly inside. At that time one of our colleagues died. He was shot in the belly. We are very sad," he said.

The crew were held under armed guard in tough conditions in a forest, he said, before being released and flown back from Nigerian capital Abuja.&nbsp;

The crew was finally taken by boat and released at a safe place specified by the company. Their release came two weeks after the attackers made contact to discuss a ransom.

After their release, Levent Karsan from Istanbul-based Boden Shipping had said that the sailors were all in good health and that it was not a political kidnapping, but solely aimed at getting a ransom, with talks handled by a team based in Hamburg.

Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea arrived back in Turkey on Sunday and the ship's captain described how they faced death threats and were held in a forest during their three-week ordeal.

Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea arrived back in Turkey on Sunday and the ship's captain described how they faced death threats and were held in a forest during their three-week ordeal. The freed hostages were welcomed at Istanbul Airport by their families and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after 21 days in captivity. "We were in a forest. There were tough conditions. There were constantly armed men at our side," Mustafa Kaya, captain of the ship "Mozart" from which the crew were abducted, was cited as saying by the Demiroren news agency. Also read: Pirates kill one, kidnap 15 crew of Turkish ship off West Africa The Liberian-flagged container ship was headed to Cape Town from Lagos when it was attacked on Jan. 23, 160 km (100 miles) off Sao Tome island, maritime reports showed. One Azeri sailor was killed in what the crew described as a sophisticated and well-orchestrated attack. "We didn't experience physical violence but they exerted psychological pressure during the negotiations. They said 'we will kill you if your company does not do what we want'," Kaya said. Kaya said that at the time of their abduction the crew had locked themselves in a secure room but that the pirates had forced their way in after a five-hour struggle. "They were constantly opening fire, firing randomly inside. At that time one of our colleagues died. He was shot in the belly. We are very sad," he said. The crew were held under armed guard in tough conditions in a forest, he said, before being released and flown back from Nigerian capital Abuja. The crew was finally taken by boat and released at a safe place specified by the company. Their release came two weeks after the attackers made contact to discuss a ransom. After their release, Levent Karsan from Istanbul-based Boden Shipping had said that the sailors were all in good health and that it was not a political kidnapping, but solely aimed at getting a ransom, with talks handled by a team based in Hamburg.

Turkish sailors abducted by pirates return home from Nigeria

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