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Studies Agree: Happiness Comes With Age

Mental health keeps improving even into one's '90s

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 8, 2009 8:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – Greater happiness and better mental health may be the big payoff for aging. Exceptions abound, of course, but people generally get happier as they get older because they've learned how to tune out all the negative stuff, say researchers. A spate of new studies suggests... Read full story »

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