A new study reported by The Telegraph shows that listening to just 50 minutes of uplifting dance music increases your levels of antibodies, and reduces stress levels.


Dr Ronny Enk from the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig,, who led the research alongside scientists from Sussex University, said: “We think the pleasant state that can be induced by music leads to special physiological changes which eventually lead to stress reduction or direct immune enhancement. Stress reduction probably plays an important role, but the stress reducing effect seems to be different for various types of music.”

The researchers tested 300 people, asking them to listen to 50 minutes of happy dance music. They found that levels of the stress hormone cortisol decreased significantly in those listening to dance music compared to the control group. And after listening, the levels of the antibody immunoglobin A, the immune system’s first line of defence, were heightened.
Dr Enk added: “We did not use relaxing music, but rather exciting music that were joyful dance tunes from different centuries.”

Does this mean that trance and uplifting house DJs are the healthiest in dance music? Are gabba DJs more frequently bedridden?

Source: Beatportal.com