Optimism boosts the immune system

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 09:35 in Psychology & Sociology

Feeling better about the future might help you feel better for real. In a new study, psychological scientists Suzanne Segerstrom of the University of Kentucky and Sandra Sephton of the University of Louisville studied how law students' expectations about the future affected their immune response. Their conclusions: Optimism may be good for your health...

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