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In his book, Thanks: How Practicing Gratitude Can Make you Happier, Robert Emmons writes, “Hopelessness and despair can adversely impact the endocrine and immune systems, even hastening death. Conversely, being an optimist may help reduce your risk of dying from heart disease and other causes. A thirty-five-year…

A new study concludes regular attendance at religious services is associated with a more optimistic outlook and a lower likelihood of suffering from depression. The new results support other findings suggesting participation in religious worship and activities promotes psychological and physical health.…

Sometimes in the midst of difficult times, we do well to stop and count our blessings. Rory Mcllroy was sailing along in the lead of the 2011 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. The Masters is one of, if not the most prestigious golf tournament in the world. Only 21 years old, Mcllroy had lead…

A new study suggests that optimists live longer than pessimists do. The study of almost 100,000 women found that optimists—women who expected that good things, not bad, would happen—were 30% less likely to die of heart disease during the course of the study than pessimists. Trusting women were 23% less…

OPTIMISM Scientists have discovered that helplessness will negatively impact a person's health and that optimists are better able to cope with distress in their lives. In fact, scientists at UCLA claim that optimists have more T cells to fight disease with than their pessimistic counterparts. —Reader's…

SINGING New research suggests drivers who enjoy a sing-a-long while on the road concentrate more and fall asleep less than drivers who remain silent behind the wheel. The study conducted for a British insurance company found 63 percent of safe drivers—those who had not been in an accident for four years…