News articles tagged with 'happiness' (Page 3)
Happiness is a collective - not just individual - phenomenon
— 5 Dec 2008 01:48 | HealthIf you're happy and you know it, thank your friends - and their friends. And while you're at it, their friends' friends. But if you're sad, hold the blame. Researchers from Harvard…
Want to be happier? Be more grateful
— 25 Nov 2008 22:36 | HealthWant to quickly improve your happiness and satisfaction with life? Then the pen may be a mighty weapon, according to research done by Kent State University's Dr Steven Toepfer…
Unhappy people watch TV, happy people read, socialise
— 15 Nov 2008 19:48 | HealthA new study by sociologists at the University of Maryland concludes that unhappy people watch more TV, while people who describe themselves as very happy spend more time reading and…
Women end up less happy than men
— 29 Jul 2008 20:51 | HealthLess able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life - even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of…
Happiness is rising around the world
— 30 Jun 2008 16:39 | HealthPeople in most countries around the world are happier these days, according to newly released data from the World Values Survey based at the University of Michigan Institute for Social…
Older people are nation's happiest
— 17 Apr 2008 13:05 | HealthAmericans grow happier as they grow older, according to a University of Chicago study that is one of the most thorough examinations of happiness ever done in America…
Research shows compassion meditation changes the brain
— 27 Mar 2008 17:48 | HealthCan we train ourselves to be compassionate' A new study suggests the answer is yes. Cultivating compassion and kindness through meditation affects brain regions that can make a person…
Novel study of regional brain activity using functional MRI
— 25 Mar 2008 20:17 | HealthIn Love and Death, Woody Allen wrote: 'To love is to suffer... To be happy is to love. To be happy, then, is to suffer.' The paradoxical merging of happiness and suffering can be a…
Genes hold the key to how happy we are
— 4 Mar 2008 22:28 | HealthHappiness in life is as much down to having the right genetic mix as it is to personal circumstances according to a recent study. Psychologists at the University of Edinburgh working…