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..." that the children can press to produce sounds of laughter and words, and to learn language. Since very young children are not readers, the idea is to take a child's experiences and represent it interactively through digital photos of the child, the family, or storybook cartoons, she says. The technology ...Comedy films boost blood flow to the heart
...w were taken before and one minute after phases of laughter or sadness. The brachial artery runs from the shoulder to the elbow, and is a good indicator of blood flow around the body. Brachial artery blood flow was reduced in 14 of the 20 participants after watching movie clips that caused distress. But it wa......-induced asthma (LIA). Asthma that is triggered by laughter doesn't seem to cause more asthma flare-ups requir...thma should be allowed to laugh." Nobody knows how laughter brings on asthma, but it might involve hyperventilating, Dr. Garay said. He noted that exercise was ...