Trending With Impact: Can Singing Improve Aging?

There may be many paths that lead to the cessation of aging, or there may only be one—this mystery has yet to reveal itself. However, there is a wide array of evidenced methods capable of preserving youth by slowing down the aging process, and even mildly reversing it. Some known natural interventions are healthy diets, consistent exercise and avoiding aging-related risk factors, including carcinogens such as alcohol, cigarettes and excess sun exposure. Researchers have also studied less intuitive repetitive behaviors that appear to improve the cognitive decline associated with aging. For example, in a study published in 2015, researchers found that active singing led to cognitive improvements in participants with dementia. “People engaging in lifelong music-making have been found to have better cognitive outcomes later in life.” In a research study published in 2020, 30 researchers—from National University of Singapore, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, National University Health System, University of Cambridge, University of London, Singapore Immunology Network, Maurine Tsakok Inc, Voices of Singapore Choral Society, Presbyterian Community Services, NTUC Health Co-operative Limited, Beijing Chui Yang Liu Hospital, Fudan University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Nanyang Technological University, Imperial College London, and Genome Institute of Singapore—conducted the world’s first study designed to compare the impact of choral singing versus health education on cognitive function and aging in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Their trending research paper was published by Aging (Aging-US) and entitled, “Effects of choral singing versus health education on cognitive decline and aging: a randomized controlled trial”. “In this RCT, we hypothesized that choral singing would improve cognitive health and/or reduce cognitive decline in elderly with high risk of dementia.” Full blog - https://www.impactjournals.com/journals/blog/aging/trending-with-impact-can-singing-improve-aging/ Sign up for free Altmetric alerts about this article - https://oncotarget.altmetric.com/details/email_updates?id=10.18632%2Foncotarget.202374 DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.202374 Full Text - https://www.aging-us.com/article/202374/text Correspondence to: Lei Feng email: pcmfl@nus.edu.sg Keywords: choral singing, health education, cognitive decline, biological markers, randomized controlled trial About Aging-US Launched in 2009, Aging-US publishes papers of general interest and biological significance in all fields of aging research and age-related diseases, including cancer—and now, with a special focus on COVID-19 vulnerability as an age-dependent syndrome. Topics in Aging-US go beyond traditional gerontology, including, but not limited to, cellular and molecular biology, human age-related diseases, pathology in model organisms, signal transduction pathways (e.g., p53, sirtuins, and PI-3K/AKT/mTOR, among others), and approaches to modulating these signaling pathways. Please visit our website at http://www.Aging-US.com​​ or connect with us on: SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/aging-us​ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AgingUS/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/AgingJrnl Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/agingjrnl/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/agingus​ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aging​ Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/AgingUS/ Aging-US is published by Impact Journals, LLC please visit http://www.ImpactJournals.com​​ or connect with @ImpactJrnls Media Contact 18009220957 MEDIA@IMPACTJOURNALS.COM