Listening to calming music can lower cortisol levels, alleviating stress and anxiety. It serves as an effective coping mechanism during challenging situations. Upbeat music triggers dopamine ...

The U.S. election is a nail-biter, and the world is anything but calm. Yet the stock market has ... Yet while the stock market has mainly been upbeat since the summer, fixed-income markets are ...

The power of music is that it can transform the atmosphere of any place, be it a soft humming in the background of an ...

Enhances mood Listening to music releases dopamine, the ‘feel-good’ hormone in the brain that can boost your mood. Dopamine helps alleviate feelings of sadness or anxiety. Stress reduction Music can ...

CNET's sleep and wellness experts turn to these "comfort" shows for unwinding before bedtime -- and you can, too.

Some upbeat songs are just upbeat, lyrically and musically, while others hide dark lyrics behind a catchy sonic experience. Those tend to be the most interesting songs, exploring tragic themes ...

And when we consciously and intentionally put them into practice, calming rituals regulate work stress. Rituals are fixed and repeated sequences of actions before, during and after a meaningful ...

The program will open with “Two Folk Songs” by 20 th-century African American composer William Grant Still ... That’s followed by Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending,” a 1914 work by the ...