26 Jan Research investigates music’s effects on cells with implications for diabetes treatment
ABSTRACT: Music has the ability to stimulate the body on a cellular level, according to this research. In the study, living cells were divided into four groups: One group was exposed to a steady rhythm for fifteen minutes, the second to an irregular rhythm, the third to a continuous sound, and the fourth was a control group with no sound. Afterwards, researchers studied the cells’ filaments. These are skeleton-like structures in the cells partly made of thin, long threads, and they are sensitive to external influences. “In our published work, we have preliminarily concluded that the filament structures have shrunk after being exposed to sound. They had become shorter. The effect was strongest for the cells that had been exposed to a continuous sound. Perhaps the continuous sound was causing the most stress.” The results are published in the journal Bioengineering. Kwak describes them as a milestone, but prefers the word “preliminary” due to the uncertainty of the findings. The changes observed in the sound-exposed cells do not imply that music is good or bad for cells, one of the researchers emphasizes.”It only suggests that cells respond to rhythmic sounds in an interesting way, which gives researchers something to work on.” “The fact that rhythmic sound seems to affect the cells is incredibly interesting. Usually, cell researchers need plenty of chemicals to stimulate cells. If it is possible to stimulate cells using vibration, such as sound, it could lead to new ways of experimenting with cells.”
AUTHOR SUMMARY: Silje Pilberg, University of Oslo
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