Study: reading can save your life
Avid readers may feel there’s nothing better than diving into a good book, but that book might be even more beneficial than they realize—particularly for older book lovers.
A 2016 study published in the journal *Social Science & Medicine* noted that reading books can promote empathy, social perception, and emotional intelligence. These notable benefits, researchers found, contributed to a survival advantage.
The study revealed that book readers experienced a 20 percent reduction in the risk of mortality over a 12-year follow-up period compared to non-book readers.
Equally notable was that older individuals who read books enjoyed this survival advantage regardless of their gender, overall health, socioeconomic status, or education levels.
_Source: Metro_
https://www.brandonsun.com/national/2025/09/18/study-reading-can-save-your-life
You may also like
延伸阅读
You may be interested
The New York Times
- Oil Prices Continue to Climb After Trump Delays Bombing Threat 2026 年 3 月 27 日 The New York Times
- Late Night Disses Trump’s New ‘America First’ Award 2026 年 3 月 27 日 Trish Bendix
- Trump’s Signature Is Set to Be Added to America’s Currency 2026 年 3 月 27 日 Alan Rappeport
- Nepal’s New Prime Minister, Former Rapper Balendra Shah, Sworn In 2026 年 3 月 27 日 Hannah Beech and Binod Ghimire
- How to Straighten Out the Hormuz Bottleneck 2026 年 3 月 27 日 Kenneth Medlock III
- The Faroe Islands, Wary After Greenland, Vote for Change 2026 年 3 月 27 日 Amelia Nierenberg and Regin Winther Poulsen
- The War in Ukraine Transformed Conflict. Iran Is the Proof. 2026 年 3 月 27 日 Michael Kimmage
- Trump Says He Will Order T.S.A. Agents Paid as Funding Deal Stalls 2026 年 3 月 27 日 Michael Gold and Megan Mineiro
- In Sleepy Town on Strait of Hormuz, War Rages Just Over Horizon 2026 年 3 月 27 日 Ismaeel Naar
- An Invisible Bottleneck: A Helium Shortage Threatens the Chip Industry 2026 年 3 月 27 日 Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu
Leave a Reply