There is a Chinese saying that goes: “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go ...

Our bodies age at different rates, sometimes closely correlated to the years we've spent alive, and sometimes less so. A new study links another factor to the speed at which our brains age: how much ...

A high school teacher gives his students projects that offer opportunities to help others. He finds these projects generate a ...

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 of the most practical ways to keep the brain sharp with age. Instead of an ...

You’re probably at least somewhat familiar with the term “burnout,” given its association with work, caretaking, and even the difficulties of day-to-day life. While it is true that burnout is a very ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A teen is turning his passion and drive for helping others, into a longterm mission.