Scientists have long known that the bond between parent and child is vital to a child's social, emotional, and cognitive development. Secure attachment leads to better emotional regulation, healthier ...

Everyone likes a good belly laugh from time to time, and science supports that feeling. Studies have shown that laughing is linked to our physical, emotional and mental well-being — even our ...

Few things are as heartwarming as hearing a baby's first laugh. I’ve experienced that moment with four children of my own, and that tiny, infectious sound isn’t just a special memory; it also marks a ...

Jimmy Carr's Horizon documentary special "Jimmy Carr & The Science Of Laughter" explores the science behind laughter and comedy. It features interviews with scientists and comedians, as well as ...

Intuitively, we know that laughter is one of the best tools we have for dealing with stress, and science backs that up. In fact, research into laughter goes even further, revealing that it's a potent ...

Exercise, sleep, diet, and stress-management are critical for immunity. But there’s a lesser-known way you can boost your health (plus a whole lot of other things). In these uncertain times, laughing ...

ANGLOPHONE NOVELISTS describing amusement are laughing all the way to the bank. Depending on context, characters can chortle, chuckle, titter, hoot, giggle, snigger, howl or guffaw. This richness of ...

Professor Francis Arthur Powell Aveling, Reader in Psychology at the University of London, last week offered corrections to the popular notion about laughter, its causes and significance. “The really ...