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 ...

March 19 puts National Let’s Laugh Day on the calendar and challenges Americans to take laughter seriously. In the middle of packed schedules and nonstop ... Read moreThe post Health ...

A new, first-of-its kind study has demonstrated that laughter can indeed be good medicine – especially for those with heart disease. Researchers, including Marco Saffi from the Hospital de Clínicas de ...

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So, laughter really is the best medicine. A mere chuckle is enough to expand cardiac tissue and increase the flow of oxygen throughout the body, thus exercising a weakened heart, according to a new ...

It seems that laughter therapy is no joke. Structured interventions that aim to tickle our funny bone, like laughter yoga or hospital clowns, really do appear to reduce anxiety and improve life ...

Why is it important to laugh out loud? Laughter provides a full-scale workout for your muscles and unleashes a rush of stress-busting endorphins which is responsible for your happiness levels. After ...

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

A client jokingly told me his cat was traumatized because “it heard profanity” in the house. I thought he said the cat was upset because of “turd profanity.” I asked, “Is there something about ‘turds’ ...

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 ...

CURE® editors discuss last week’s biggest cancer headlines, from Dexter Scott King’s death to the potential of laughter therapy to boost quality of life. Last week, we saw some big headlines in the ...