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Having grandchildren improves mental health of older adults, study suggests

Having grandchildren helps older Americans feel less isolated, according to findings from a recent poll. People who frequently spend time with their grandchildren reported better mental health and less isolation than people who did not have grandchildren or saw theirs less frequently. The findings...

British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction

British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station. Harvey was awarded the 50,000-pound, or $64,000, prize for what she has called a “space pastoral” about six astronauts circling...

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Having grandchildren improves mental health of older adults, study suggests

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British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction

British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,”...

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