Syncing up with others, even to do mundane tasks, could be the tool to transform your health in a major way, research suggests.

New research is emphasizing that socializing with friends and family may help protect people against heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes and other conditions and illnesses. The study suggests that ...

Spending a few hours a week helping others may slow the aging of the brain. Researchers found that both formal volunteering ...

When we humans encounter an unconscious person, we might spring into action and try to revive them. Well, a new study in the journal Science hints that lab mice might do something similar. NPR's ...

For older adults, friendship might be the best medicine. Researchers say that doing small favors for close friends -- like offering a ride or lending a hand -- can boost happiness and give people 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 ...

A new study from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Massachusetts Boston found that regularly helping others—formally or informally—can slow age-related cognitive decline by 15 to ...

New research published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships provides insight into the intersection of friendship and romance. In a nationally representative sample of adults in the ...