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 ...

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 helping others may slow the aging of the brain. Researchers found that both formal volunteering and informal acts, like helping neighbors or relatives, were linked to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Would you donate a kidney to a stranger? Or put yourself at ...

A long-running national study indicates that regularly supporting others outside the home is linked to slower cognitive ...

Jim Bzoskie, 76, died last week shortly after helping someone in need. Friends and family say they are remembering him for ...

Every day, trauma workers walk alongside people facing life’s darkest moments. The risks of this kind of work, like burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatic stress, are well-known, but ...