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

Researchers say that doing small favors for close friends -- like offering a ride or lending a hand -- can boost happiness ...

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 ...