The research study demonstates that intraoperative music therapy significantly reduces the amount of propofol required during laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed under general anesthesia. This research suggests music may hold powerful therapeutic potential within the operating room, offering improved patient outcomes and reduced pharmacologic burden. This discovery highlights the potential of music as a therapeutic tool during general anesthesia, promising enhanced patient outcomes and a diminished need for medication. The key findings of the study include: •    Reduced Anesthetic Needs: Patients exposed to therapeutic music required significantly less propofol. •    Smoother Awakenings: Patients experienced more gentle and comfortable awakenings from anesthesia. •    Decreased Stress Markers: Physiological stress markers, such as perioperative cortisol levels, were notably lower in patients who received music therapy.

A major UK-wide study led by researchers based in Liverpool has revealed the profound impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on health-related quality of life, with findings that could reshape how services and resources are allocated for people living with the condition.

A team led by the UAB Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB) has for the first time identified the mechanism behind a potentially fatal type of epilepsy, a symptom of mitochondrial diseases. The discovery, based on mouse models, challenges the traditional idea that these disorders are caused by a generalised energy deficiency and instead reveals a precise disfunction in specific brain circuits.

The University of Liverpool’s Professor Jay Hinton and an international team have been awarded a £4,555,647 Wellcome Discovery funding to lead a five-year research programme exploring how some healthy humans are naturally protected from being infected by Salmonella Typhimurium.