Date:01/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/01/stories/2009010156462200.htm

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Moods are contagious: study

London: Moods are contagious and spread like ripples through friends, according to new research.

An international team has carried out the research and found that people’s moods are determined not only by the state of mind of those closest to them but also by friends of their friends whom they have never met. Even habits such as drinking, smoking and even obesity can spread in a similar manner, the study that appeared in ‘New Scientist’ magazine says. — PTI