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 ...

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 ...

This post was written by Kübra Fethiye Karataş, MSc, with edits from Jo Cutler, Ph.D. Many of the ways we help require effort Source: Blue Bird / Pexels At the heart of motivation is a simple question ...

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As part of our series on community and service, called Here to Help, Mary Louise Kelly speaks to former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the benefits of volunteering. Time for our series Here ...

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 ...

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.