Engaging With the Arts May Help You Live Longer

Engaging With the Arts May Help You Live Longer
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Reuters
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Older people who frequent art galleries, museums, theaters, and concerts may live longer than those who don’t, a study in England suggests.

Even after accounting for a wide range of other health and social factors, researchers from University College London found that people over 50 who regularly engaged with arts activities were 31 percent less likely to die during a 14-year follow-up than peers with no art in their lives.