Laughter’s not always the best medicine. Uncontrollable chuckles and giggles can also signal underlying illnesses. Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease may cause brain ...

Here’s one of the eerier conditions out there. Pathological laughter and crying can cause patients to go into fits of laughter, or tears, out of the blue. The people who have it generally feel calm, ...

Joaquin Phoenix appears to put his personal stamp on his version of the Joker. To do that, he couldn't lean on any past iteration of the Clown Prince of Crime. The actor said he pulled inspiration for ...

The original description of pathological laughing and crying explained it as a behavioral phenomenon resulting from pseudobulbar palsy. In these patients, lesions to the corticobulbar motor pathways, ...

Imagine if every time you cried you burst into hysterical laughter - this is the problem that Paul Pugh lives with every day. On a cold night in January 2007, Pugh, now 38, was enjoying a night out ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While Joker may be based on a comic book character, the movie is designed to feel as realistic as ...

The student naval aviator was flying in formation — a high pressure maneuver anytime, but especially when you’re still trying to make the grade — when he suddenly started laughing. Hysterically ...