Ruwaydan Journalhttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/Music and wellbeing, with scientific honesty.enHow AI-generated personal music works: an honest explanationhttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/how-ai-personal-music-works/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/how-ai-personal-music-works/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400From questionnaire to track: how music-generation models work, the human role, and the limits.Music and employee wellbeing: what the evidence tells companieshttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/workplace-wellbeing-music/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/workplace-wellbeing-music/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400Trials on music and work stress in employees and care staff, with practical ideas for companies.Music and children's sleep: the lullaby as part of a warm routinehttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-childrens-sleep/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-childrens-sleep/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400What we know about bedtime routines and lullabies, the limits of the evidence, and safe tips for parents.Nature sounds or music: which is more relaxing for you?https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/nature-sounds-vs-music/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/nature-sounds-vs-music/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400What evidence says about rain, birdsong and water, and how we blend them with music.Music and heart-rate variability: what happens in your body as you listenhttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-heart-rate-variability/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-heart-rate-variability/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400What heart-rate variability is, and what reviews say about music's effect on it.Music and older adults: memory, mood and connectionhttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-older-adults-memory/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-older-adults-memory/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400Recent meta-analyses on music and thinking skills in older adults, and the Cochrane review on dementia.Music and the perception of pain: how music changes the experience of painhttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-and-pain/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-and-pain/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400What meta-analyses say about music and pain, and what we know about why.Music in pregnancy and after birth: moments of calm for mothershttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-pregnancy-new-mothers/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-pregnancy-new-mothers/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400Reviews on music and anxiety in pregnancy and labour, and mothers' experiences after birth.Music and focus: when it helps you work and study, and when it distractshttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-for-focus-and-work/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-for-focus-and-work/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400What research says about background music and attention, with practical tips for work sessions.Music and anxiety before medical procedures: what the evidence sayshttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-before-medical-procedures/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-before-medical-procedures/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400Reviews pooling dozens of trials on music around surgery, and how to use it calmly.Music and sleep: what the evidence says, and how to listen at bedtimehttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-and-sleep/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-and-sleep/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400A Cochrane review on music and insomnia, plus practical bedtime listening tips.Binaural beats: what we know, and how to use them safelyhttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/binaural-beats/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/binaural-beats/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400Mixed evidence on binaural beats, and when to avoid them.432 Hz, 528 Hz and solfeggio frequencies: an honest look at the evidencehttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/432hz-528hz-solfeggio/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/432hz-528hz-solfeggio/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400Do “special” frequencies really do anything? What the few available studies say.Maqam and mood: why the sounds we grew up with matterhttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/maqam-and-mood/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/maqam-and-mood/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400What we know about Arabic maqam and emotion, and the role of cultural background.Tempo and the iso-principle: why your track starts where you arehttps://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/tempo-iso-principle/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/tempo-iso-principle/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400How musical tempo relates to breathing and heart rate, and what the iso-principle is.How does music affect stress and relaxation?https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-stress-relaxation/https://ruwaydan.com/en/journal/music-stress-relaxation/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0400What systematic reviews say about music and stress, and where the limits are.