from Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2008 Mar;5(1):37-40
Bennett MP, Lengacher C.
Indiana State University College of Nursing and University of South Florida.
This is part three of a four-part series reviewing the evidence on how humor influences physiological and psychological well-being. The first article included basic background information, definitions and a review of the theoretical underpinnings for [...]
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from Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2009 Jun;6(2):159-64
Bennett MP, Lengacher C.
Western Kentucky University, School of Nursing, AC Room 113D, 1906 College Heights Blvd # 11036, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1036, USA. E- mary.bennett@wku.edu.
This is the final article in a four part series reviewing the influence of humor and laughter on physiological and psychological well-being. This [...]
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from Psychosom Med. 2009 May;71(4):446-53
Vlachopoulos C, Xaplanteris P, Alexopoulos N, Aznaouridis K, Vasiliadou C, Baou K, Stefanadi E, Stefanadis C.
Peripheral Vessels Unit, 1st Cardiology Department, Athens Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece. cvlachop@otenet.gr
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of laughter and mental stress on arterial stiffness and central hemodynamics. Arterial stiffness and wave reflections are independent [...]
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from Life Sci. 2009 Jul 31;85(5-6):185-7
Hayashi T, Murakami K.
Foundation for Advancement of International Science, Bio-Laboratory, 586-9 Akatsuka-Ushigafuchi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0062, Japan. hayashi@fais.or.jp
This report mainly summarizes the results of our study in which the physiological effects of laughter–as a positive emotional expression–were analyzed with respect to gene expression changes to demonstrate the hypothesis that the mind [...]
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from Med Hypotheses. 2009 May 26
Miller M, Fry WF.
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
It has become increasingly recognized and more widely acknowledged during the past several decades, that a complex relationship exists between behavior associated with emotion and the human cardiovascular (CV) system. Early studies focused [...]
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