A 16-month longitudinal study at a long-term health care facility with 185 employees, 108 patients, and 42 of the patients’ family members was conducted to test how the employees treated the patients and families versus their colleagues.The researchers…

Empathy seems to be in short supply, but scientists may have an answer — sandpaper.Understanding or appreciating the pain or plight of someone else isn’t always easy. There’s an easy way to step into another person’s shoes: touch sandpaper.Researchers…

The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) is honored to host a discussion with Thich Nhat Hanh about his life experiences and the role compassion has played throughout them. Thich Nhat Hanh is an internationally renowned Zen…

The basics of social behavior come from the brain’s emotional system, which is an important contributor to empathy and morality from infancy through adulthood. Babies often cry when they hear another baby crying, because knowing that another pers…