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Hard Times, Helping Hands

In a five-year study, stressful life events went with a higher risk of dying, but only among people who were not helping others.

Source: Giving, stress and mortality
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  1. Poulin, M. J., Brown, S. L., Dillard, A. J., & Smith, D. M. (2013). Giving to others and the association between stress and mortality. American Journal of Public Health, 103(9), 1649–1655.

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Hard Times, Helping Hands

In a five-year study, stressful life events went with a higher risk of dying, but only among people who were not helping others.

Source: Giving, stress and mortality · Growing evidence

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