What activities make us happiest? (I'm impressed that people stopped to answer the survey…)

A survey of tens of thousands of people conducted over five years has revealed the 33 activities that make people the happiest.At the top was making love, followed by concerts and the theatre, sport and gardening. To study everyday happiness, researchers created a smartphone app which ‘dinged’ at random points during the day to ask …

Here's the disappointingly low level of alcohol consumption associated with reduced risk of dementia

One drink a day (or less) for women and 1-2 drinks (or less) for men reduces the risk of developing dementia, a study has found. It works out to between 8 and 14 drinks per week. The study is one of the largest — and longest — to look at the connection between alcohol and …