Why are some people more helpful than others? In a new JNeurosci paper, Inbal Bartal, from Tel Aviv University, and colleagues used rats to explore why some individuals may be more receptive to the ...

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 ...

Friendship is essential for mental health, happiness, and long-term life satisfaction. Yet building real human connection takes something many people have in short supply: time. A study published in ...