When life feels rough, our instinct may be to retreat and withdraw from the world. But reaching out and helping others can ...

Regularly volunteering can reduce the rate of cognitive aging by around 15–20 percent, according to research by a team from ...

Regular volunteering or helping others outside the home can reduce the rate of cognitive aging by 15-20%. In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The ...

Helping other people has always been framed as a moral choice, but a growing body of research suggests it might also be one ...

For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too ...

Karen Kistler [email protected] The Christmas Happiness Fund, a longstanding tradition in the Rowan County community, has been going since 1952 and is coming to a close for another year.

Spending a few hours a week in the service of others- such as helping neighbors or relatives- may slow brain aging. The corresponding study was published in Social Science, "Many older adults in ...

Cameron Anderson is a registered paramedic and volunteer firefighter. Erin Smith does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...

When you’re not feeling completely satisfied in your current role, you’ll inevitably begin exploring which professional path might be better. Now, if you’re a rather left-brained or logical individual ...

In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The University of Texas at Austin and University of Massachusetts Boston has found that regular time spent helping ...