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Optimism can help to heal our bodies
Irish Daily Star
|January 20, 2026
BEING optimistic really can make you healthier, research suggests.
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Scientists found people who use a part of the brain linked to positive thinking had better immune systems.
They say it could explain the placebo effect where patients benefit from a dummy drug they expect to work.
This story is from the January 20, 2026 edition of Irish Daily Star.
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