In the early minutes of La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere musical “The Heart,” a giant 3-D model of a human heart slowly revolves on a large video screen behind the stage. It’s an appropriate ...

Recent studies indicate that the speed of music can influence heart rate and blood pressure through the autonomic nervous system. Fast tempos at or above 120 BPM tend to activate the sympathetic ...

New research shows that blood pressure, like heart rate and breathing, synchronises more to predictable phrase structures in music, which may improve the body’s baroreflex sensitivity, i.e. its ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Music has been a passion for Joseph Vaglio his entire life. “It’s an absolute source of joy and it’s an incredibly effective stress reliever,” he said. He should know how music ...

From syncing your heartbeat to the rhythm, to lowering blood pressure and improving mood, music is emerging as a powerful ally for cardiovascular health. Studies show it can enhance exercise ...

Next week, La Jolla Playhouse will unveil its latest world premiere musical, "The Heart." Here's how a play about a human heart came to life. Human organs aren’t usually the leading characters in a ...

Though Christopher Ashley is departing for New York in December, one might say he’s leaving his “Heart” in La Jolla. Following four weeks of rehearsals, script adjustments and additional research of ...

University of Notre Dame senior Olivia Seymour wrote "HEART ON FIRE", a musical set in the 1960s, which is making its premiere in February. Seymour's production was selected for the 2024 New Works Lab ...