"Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding in ways that can help or hinder physical health, according to new research....
"The sense of well-being derived from "a noble purpose" may provide cellular health benefits, whereas "simple self-gratification" may have negative effects, despite an overall perceived sense of happiness, researchers found. "A functional genomic perspective on human well-being" was published July 29 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...."
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-human-cells-healthy-unhealthy-ways.html
Fredrickson, et al. (Jul. 29, 2013). "A functional genomic perspective on human well-being." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Full text.
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