Volunteering strengthens one's own mental capacity

DMZ – MEDIZIN ¦ Markus Golla ¦ Volunteering in leisure time is good: for example, it strengthens cohesion in an association, helps the environment and supports older people. What has hardly been scientifically investigated so far is the health benefits for the volunteers themselves. A research team of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Digital Dementia Register of Bavaria (DigiDEM Bayern) have now found out: Volu…