More than half of volunteer community health care workers in 19 countries experience labor exploitation, including sub-minimum-wage pay and excess work hours, Mount Sinai researchers report in the first systematic review ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Social relationships are essential to aging well; research has shown an association between lack of social engagement and increased risk of dementia. A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital found that ...
Jun 28, 2019
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Our actions are guided by moral values. However, monetary incentives can get in the way of our good intentions. Neuroeconomists at the University of Zurich have now investigated which area of the brain resolves conflicts ...
Feb 6, 2019
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Keep this in mind: Scientists say they've learned how your brain plucks information out of working memory when you decide to act.
Feb 19, 2014
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New University of Otago research into the process of older adults transitioning to residential care calls for improved opportunities for them to be part of the decision-making process.
Mar 20, 2024
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Volunteering in your free time is a good thing. For example, it can strengthen the team spirit in a club, is beneficial to the environment and provides support to older people. However, something that has not yet been the ...
Jul 19, 2023
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A new study followed more than 7,000 middle aged and older Canadians for approximately three years to understand whether higher rates of social participation were associated with successful aging in later life. They found ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Kids who devote some of their free time to volunteer work may not only help others, but also themselves.
Jun 2, 2023
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In today's highly polarized political environment, is it possible to stay up-to-date with the news of the day without getting totally stressed out?
Jan 19, 2023
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Is age really just a state of mind?
Aug 22, 2022
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