New Study Says Book Readers Live Longer A study at Yale University School of Public Health found that Americanadults 50 and over increased their survival by up to 23% just by reading books! The researchers analyzed data from 3,635 men and woman over 50 initiallyand then 12 years later. They found that adults who read books for upto 3.5 hours each week were 17% less likely to die over the 12 years comparedto those who didn't read books. Better still, those who read for morethan 3.5 hours a week were 23% less likely to die. The study took into account factors like education, age, wealth, self-reportedhealth and marital status, among other Reading newspapers and magazinesalso showed increased survival, but without nearly as much effect. Notsurprisingly, the people who read the most were women with higher incomeand a college education. Read more here.