Breathing exercises remain an underused, safe, low-cost therapy for COPD — and new research shows a humor-infused technique could make them even more effective.

They say laughter is the best medicine, and laughter yoga enthusiasts around the world seem to agree. Combining breathing exercises, light stretches, and deliberately silly movements, the practice ...

Utah biologists dropped a weight on sheepskin-covered bone stand-ins. Thick wool absorbed 37% more energy, hinting that full beards may cushion blows. A Cat on a Cow's Back and Exploding Paper Bags ...

A clinical trial for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) shows that laughter therapy can reduce breathing difficulties and is as effective as more traditional breathing ...

To breathe easier, you might just need to laugh it off. More than 35 million Americans live with a chronic respiratory disease, making it harder to meet the demands of everyday life. Simple daily ...

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 ...

Ever wonder why we react to the same things over and over again in the exact same way? Since birth, our eyes, ears, and brain have been influenced to create movement patterns that our central nervous ...

Six in the morning is way too early for the kind of raucous guffaws that are echoing around a sports ground in central Bombay. Walkers and joggers are frowning at a group of 40 people hooting and ...

Bay Area heat advisory runs to 10 p.m. Thursday, with inland highs near 105. An ozone alert adds risk for heart and lung patients, kids, and seniors. Insurers and doctors are fighting over payments, ...

Over a century ago, William James—an American physician, philosopher, and educator, who many consider the father of modern psychology—wisely said, “We don’t laugh because we’re happy. We’re happy ...