{"id":55364,"date":"2026-06-26T08:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/london-researchers-test-whether-laughter-can-improve-health\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T08:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:51:21","slug":"london-researchers-test-whether-laughter-can-improve-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/london-researchers-test-whether-laughter-can-improve-health\/","title":{"rendered":"London researchers test whether laughter can improve health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Could laughter do more than lift your mood?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Researchers at King&#8217;s College London have launched a &#8220;Laughter Lab&#8221; to explore whether laughing can help people with chronic lung conditions by clearing airways, improving breathing, and boosting wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A simple laugh might one day become part of community-based healthcare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Follow BBC London on <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCLondon\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Facebook<\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCLondonNews\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">X<\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> and <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbclondon\/?hl=en\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Instagram<\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">. 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Researchers at King&#8217;s College London have launched a &#8220;Laughter Lab&#8221; to explore whether laughing can help people with chronic lung conditions by clearing airways, improving breathing, and boosting wellbeing. A simple laugh might one day become part of community-based healthcare. 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