There was a moment in my life when I did the unthinkable. I was sitting in the front row of my late uncle’s funeral service. Somebody was up at the podium, delivering a tear-stained speech, and I was ...

I left the Curves gym on Glenn Street and Campbell Avenue at 20 minutes to 7 on Sunday night, my sides aching, my face beet red and sweaty. I could already tell that I’d be sore the next day, having ...

A hospice colleague was counseling a client in the office next to me. Busy with emails, I was unaware of them until … laughter! Someone was chuckling. With a sturdy wall between offices, I can’t hear ...

"The laughter I've enjoyed most is laughter that has brought numbers of us together," Norman Lear tells PEOPLE At 98, Norman Lear is attributing his lasting career in Hollywood to one big integral ...

A few weeks ago, while accidentally listening to a highbrow radio programme, a piece about laughter caught my ear. I was intrigued by the health benefits extolled by the presenters; the lowered stress ...

As a general rule, we tend to admire a bit of pluck and verve. Most parents understand the importance of their children being self-assured. Believing in oneself facilitates taking on new challenges, ...

I am 42 years old, and I’ve lost my laughter. I’ve noticed, and I’ve felt the deficiency, but I didn’t realize that its absence was a wound anyone could see – even my children. The other day my ...

Humans may be the only species that appreciates jokes, but we inherited the response—laughter—from our closest relatives. Meet researchers who are tickling baby chimps, bonobos, and gorillas to record ...