Laughter has been called "the best medicine" for many decades — and now there’s scientific proof. A study from the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in Brazil has shown that regular chuckling ...

The off-color jokes flew around the room. As the anecdotes got bawdier, the laughter intensified. Some recited from memory, others read from notebooks they brought along. The setting for the hilarity ...

This study assessed the impact of laughter therapy in both patients with cancer and caregivers, and both groups showed decreases in mood disturbances, in addition to decreases in pain for patients and ...

Laughter therapy, encompassing interventions such as laughter yoga and simulated laughter techniques, has increasingly attracted scientific interest for its potential to improve mental health. This ...

Laughter may be as effective as eye drops in improving symptoms of dry eye disease (DED). According to a clinical trial from China published by The BMJ, this condition affects approximately 360 ...

Laughter therapy, also known as ‘laughing yoga’ or ‘laughter wellness,’ has been a growing trend in the wellness space, especially on social media platforms like Instagram. Influencers and wellness ...

Discover how laughter therapy boosts mood, strengthens social bonds, and enhances well-being. Explore its science and ...

I'm sitting down, pretending my voice is coming from my hand, which is up in the air and shaped like a puppet, when I suddenly burst into raucous, out-of-control laughter. From the bottom of the ...