need an uplift? read, watch, listen to positive news

A study by a researcher at the University of Essex reveals that consuming positive news elevates a person’s mood positively. Consuming bad news is detrimental to health. Interestingly amusing news did not have the same beneficial impact as positive news.

Houston Chronicle | News stories about acts of kindness can positively affect mood, study found

Buffering the effects of bad news: Exposure to others’ kindness alleviates the aversive effects of viewing others’ acts of immorality