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We May Be Born With an Urge to Help - an interesting article by Nicholas Wade, NYT

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Scientists found that helping is not enhanced by rewards, suggesting that helping is not influenced by training. It also seems that helping is a natural inclination, not something imposed by parents or culture. More from that article;

"The somewhat surprising answer at which some biologists have arrived is that babies are innately sociable and helpful to others"..........."When infants 18 months old see an unrelated adult whose hands are full and who needs assistance opening a door or picking up a dropped clothespin, they will immediately help..."   full read is here

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NEED MEDICAL HELP

i am trying to find some money to fix my health but i do not understand how these grant and foundations work i have applied to a couple of foundations just to have them tell me i am not sick enoughiam not on my death bed yet but i still cant stand for vary long that is how i lost my job last year in (oct) and my home if you can please teach me how to apply for these things  please read my post thank you for your time ANTHONY DADDARIO.

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