Medical Research On Laughter

Stress relief from laughter? It's no joke - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress-relief/art-20044456

Laughter enhances your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles, and increases the endorphins that are released by your brain. Activate and relieve your stress response. A rollicking laugh fires up and then cools …

The science of laughter and why it's good for us | CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/01/health/science-of-laughter-scn-wellness/index.html

Humor, laughter, learning, and health! A brief review

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/advan.00030.2017

Human emotions, such as anxiety, depression, fear, joy, and laughter, profoundly affect psychological and physiological processes. These emotions form a set …

The Health Benefits of Laughter - Verywell Mind

https://www.verywellmind.com/the-stress-management-and-health-benefits-of-laughter-3145084

Laughter reduces the level of stress hormones like cortisol, epinephrine (adrenaline), dopamine, and growth hormone. It also increases the level of health-enhancing …

Laughter is the Best Medicine - HelpGuide.org

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/laughter-is-the-best-medicine.htm

Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. Laughter triggers …

Laughter: Good For Your Health - WebMD

https://www.webmd.com/balance/features/give-your-body-boost-with-laughter

Some researchers think laughter just might be the best medicine, helping you feel better and putting that spring back in your step. "I believe that if people can get …

The Healing Benefits of Humor and Laughter - Whole …

https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTHLIBRARY/tools/healing-benefits-humor-laughter.asp

Laughter activates the mesolimbic dopaminergic reward system in the brain. Laughter increases serum immunoglobulins A and E. In most studies, it seems to …

Therapeutic Benefits of Laughter in Mental Health: A

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27439375/

Abstract. In modern society, fierce competition and socioeconomic interaction stress the quality of life, causing a negative influence on a person's mental health. Laughter is a …

The Science of Laughter | Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200011/the-science-laughter

Contagious laughter is a compelling display of Homo sapiens, a social mammal. It strips away our veneer of culture and challenges the hypothesis that we are in full …

Humor, laughter, learning, and health! A brief review

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28679569/

Abstract Human emotions, such as anxiety, depression, fear, joy, and laughter, profoundly affect psychological and physiological processes. These emotions …