Older adults feel happier on days when they help a close friend with simple tasks. Emotional support does not always have the same effect.

Providing practical help to a close friend—such as picking up medication, cooking a meal or helping with household chores—may ...

For three years, Christi Newrutzen walked past a half-painted dresser in her house in Bellingham, WA. Gosh, I need to finish that, the 30-year-old trained speech pathologist would think to herself ...