Most people expect silence during serious moments. Whether it is a difficult conversation, a funeral, a tense meeting, or a stressful emergency, laughter often seems completely out of place. When ...

Laughter may not be the best medicine after all, and can even be harmful to some patients, suggests the authors of a paper recently published. Laughter may not be the best medicine after all and can ...

Many lay publications and websites claim that laughter is equivalent to some forms of aerobic exercise. A quick search of the Internet using the Google search engine, using the terms laughter and ...

While laughter is a universal joy, extreme fits can rarely lead to serious health issues like fainting, irregular heartbeats, or even oesophageal rupture. A BMJ study highlights these risks, ...

Prior posts in this series have explored some of the many factors influencing the perception of vulnerability, the amusement it sometimes fosters, and the desire to express this feeling through ...

Laughter is good for your psychological well-being and cardiovascular health, but (don't laugh) it could also kill you, report researchers in the British Medical Journal's special Christmas issue. For ...

This Sunday is World Laughter Day, a 16-year-old holiday puffed into existence by the guy who created something called “laughter yoga.” That means that all weekend long we’re going to be bombarded ...

Laughter may not be the best medicine after all and can even be harmful to some patients, suggests the authors of a paper published in the Christmas edition of The BMJ. Researchers from Birmingham and ...