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

NEW YORK — Lauren Click founded a nonprofit a few years ago offering free composting education to schools around the country. Today, 112 schools participate, yet she can’t get her boyfriend to ...

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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 narrowly — ...

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 ...

Helping others is good for you. That’s not cliche, that’s science. Two years ago, Harvard researchers published a study about the “Helper’s High,” showing how your brain churns up a burst of the ...

Each year, the holiday season has a way of encouraging others to give back to those in need. Giving back helps the receiver, and research shows that giving back to others can improve the physical and ...

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 ...

Statistics show that national rates of bullying decreased between 2005 and 2015, though percentages remain relatively unchanged since 2013. Despite this downward trend, however, it comes as no ...