Debra Meyerson was hiking near Lake Tahoe 15 months ago when a stroke destroyed part of the left side of her brain, leaving her literally speechless. It happens to more than 150,000 Americans a year.

Stroke patients who struggle to communicate may regain their abilities by singing in a choir, a new study suggests. Music therapy is not a new concept, but the use of singing – particularly choral ...

Singing in a choir can improve the feelings of social isolation and low mood experienced by stroke survivors with aphasia (communication difficulties) according to new research from the University of ...

LONDON — In a third-floor room of a London hospital with orange and white walls draped with Tibetan prayer flags, roughly a dozen people gathered recently to perform vocal exercises and sing songs, ...

Speech and voice disorders are common in individuals with Parkinson's disease. New research published in the International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders found that a ...

Speech and voice disorders are common in individuals with Parkinson's disease. New research published in the International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders found that a ...

"Singing therapy" is one treatment researchers are using to help brain trauma patients gain the ability to speak again. Singing Therapy Helps Stroke Patients Speak Again Debra Meyerson was hiking near ...

"Singing therapy" is one treatment researchers are using to help brain trauma patients gain the ability to speak again. Singing Therapy Helps Stroke Patients Speak Again Debra Meyerson was hiking near ...