New research is emphasizing that socializing with friends and family may help protect people against heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes and other conditions and illnesses. The study suggests that ...

Spending a few hours a week helping others may slow the aging of the brain. Researchers found that both formal volunteering ...

Regular volunteering or helping others outside the home can reduce the rate of cognitive aging by 15-20%. In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The ...

For older adults, friendship might be the best medicine. Researchers say that doing small favors for close friends -- like offering a ride or lending a hand -- can boost happiness and give people a ...

A new study from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Massachusetts Boston found that regularly helping others—formally or informally—can slow age-related cognitive decline by 15 to ...

A University of Michigan study finds seniors with friends are happier. The local Seniors Helping Seniors organization talks about how more seniors are coming out of retirement to help other seniors.