Happiness contributes to longer life: study

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 11:01 in Psychology & Sociology

(Medical Xpress) -- Don’t Worry. Be Happy. The words from this famous song may have more meaning than originally intended according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. According to study results, people who report feeling happy on a daily basis are 35 percent less likely to die compared to their unhappy counterparts.

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