Laughter has an infectious quality. One individual begins to laugh, and soon the whole room is in hysterics. Yet, beyond its capacity to ease tension or uplift spirits, laughter is growing in ...

We all love a good laugh. It lifts our mood, eases tension, and brings people closer. But laughter is more than just a fleeting moment of joy. Laughter therapy, a practice that uses intentional ...

Laughter may be as effective as eye drops in improving symptoms of dry eye disease, finds a clinical trial from China published by The BMJ today. The researchers suggest that laughter exercise could ...

Whoever said laughter is the best medicine was on the right track. The nurses and caregivers at the Matlosana Hospice and Khaya Tshepo Paediatric Palliative, a day-care centre in Klerksdorp, cannot ...

Laughter may be as effective as eye drops in improving symptoms of dry eye syndrome, according to a clinical trial recently published in the BMJ. Characterised by chronic eye discomfort, instability ...

The physiology of laughter: What happens in our bodies when we laugh? Laughter has been found to start from infancy between the second and sixth month of newborn life and is one of the first social ...

Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh. The quick-fire pattern of manufactured giggles —“oh, hoo hoo hoo, eeh, ha ha ha”— soon ripples into genuine ...

I am sure the reader is familiar with the concept of psychosomatics — the science of how the mind affects the body, for better or worse. Many people forget that the reverse is also true. What goes on ...

Whether it’s an inside joke with your friend or watching a compilation of silly moments on an episode of America’s Funniest Home Videos, nothing beats a good laugh. But humor isn’t just an enjoyable ...