They say laughter is the best medicine. But what if laughter is the disease? For a 6-year-old girl in Bolivia who suffered from uncontrollable and inappropriate bouts of giggles, laughter was a ...

A hospital visit touched a baby’s funny bone in Lancaster, California. When 8-month-old Ja’Cere seemed a little unwell, his mom Kailynn Kelly took him to the hospital for a check-up. But it was her ...

It’s scientifically established that humans and other great apes enjoy a good laugh. We likely inherited the capability to laugh from the last common ancestor we share with gorillas, bonobos, and ...

A psychologist explains the evolutionary and psychological roots of laughter, and what an infant’s giggles teach us about how adults bond. There’s nothing quite like bearing witness to a baby’s first ...

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 ...

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