Professor Luke O'Neill has advised people to listen to music to help boost their immunity and stave off diseases such as Alzheimer's.
The Trinity College immunologist explained that listening to music creates virus busting antibodies. And Prof O'Neill, who is a keen musician himself, also advised people to join choirs to boost mental health.
"There's loads of studies on being in a choir is hugely beneficial," he told the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk. "It's a social thing remember...you're concentrating on the music, you're not worrying about paying your mortgage or whatever it might be.
