Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives

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by Daisy Fancourt · 2026

A science-based exploration of how engaging with the arts—from music and literature to dance, visual art, and live performance—can improve health and well-being across the lifespan. Daisy Fancourt synthesizes evidence that the arts may support brain development, reduce depression, stress, pain, loneliness, and frailty, aid recovery, and contribute to longer lives.