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I've found that making time for a good laugh each day helped break through the looming thought of cancer. When I first heard I had an incurable, but indolent cancer, my world exploded. I couldn’t even ...

As the unhelpful platitude goes, laughter is the best medicine. Well, it might not be able to cure anything, but laughter does seem to stop the pain. New research published by the Proceedings of the ...

Understandably, it’s quite difficult to find positivity and levity in a breast cancer diagnosis, but I still strongly believe, that comedic relief and positivity should play an indispensable role in ...

Can laughter cure cancer? Maybe or maybe not, but Improv at Virginia Tech is willing to try. This Friday night, ImproVT is hosting a comedy show at 7:30 p.m. in Pamplin 2030 that will benefit Relay ...

Nitrous oxide, a laughing gas, could help treat major depressive symptoms and treatment resistant depression with repeated ...

Laughter isn't just an emotion or feeling; it acts as a natural medicine for your body, mind, and skin. Whether elders or ...

Laughter is one of the best ways to heal and feel happy. It has special healing powers unlike anything else and when we are feeling down, a good laugh can bring our spirits back up. Laughter also has ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre was filled with glow sticks, glow in the dark juggling and the ...