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 ...

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 ...

Laughter exercise practiced four times a day was noninferior to 0.1% sodium hyaluronic acid in alleviating the symptoms of dry eye disease and improved tear film stability and the function of the ...

When an email landed in my inbox titled “Laughter over lunges,” I stopped scrolling immediately and checked it out. I get a lot of pseudo-science email, and a lot of fitness fads are sent my way, so ...

Joyful laughter can impact your body’s hormones similarly to exercise—helping improve mood, decrease stress, boost your immune system, and impact appetite, according to new research presented this ...

Dry eye disease (DED) is a chronic condition estimated to affect around 360 million individuals worldwide. Common symptoms include uncomfortable, red, scratchy or irritated eyes. Evidence suggests ...

When Betty Brown first read about Laughter Yoga in 2008, it was only beginning to grow in the United States, with the nearest program online showing up in California -- a distance not easily traveled ...

Dry eye disease is no laughing matter — or is it? More than 360 million people around the world suffer from chronically red, scratchy or irritated eyes, a condition that can worsen with stress.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — The first rule of Laughter Club is: there are no jokes at Laughter Club. The second rule: ...