Music may do more than soothe the soul.
Studies show it helps fight cancer.
Dr. Marcia Alves Marques Capella performed a series of tests in which they exposed dish-cultures of both healthy and cancerous cells to audio playbacks of various music genres.
In repeated tests, Dr. Capella found that recordings of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor destroyed around 20% of cancerous cells within a few days. A similar result was obtained with ‘Atmosphères’ composed by György Ligeti.
Strangely, no measurable changes in cell growth were found for Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major.
The difference and mechanism are currently entirely unknown, though scientists suspect it may have to do with the specific rhythm.
Source: https://gizmodo.com/