A new study reveals the brain circuit behind parental care also controls helping behavior, offering clues about the roots of compassion.

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 ...

One of the most important things people can do in their lives is help others. In 2024, charitable giving reached $592.5 billion, according to a Giving USA Report. This number includes individual ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As medical professionals, we are trained to assist people who are injured or in need of help. We're taught to run toward a crisis, not away from it. When someone is hurt, when someone is dying, we don ...

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 — ...