A British teen reportedly suffers from a rare disorder that causes uncontrollable muscle paralysis when she exhibits strong emotions such as laughter. Speaking to the New York Post, Billie Hodgson, 17 ...

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 ...

Joaquin Phoenix’s role in Joker earned him four major awards and stoked considerable controversy about the dark nature of the film. For Phoenix, controversy is nothing new, and he has had experience ...

Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) has been called many different things, including involuntary emotional expression disorder, emotional lability, pathological laughter and crying, emotional dysregulation, and ...

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 ...

Hyderabad, Dec 27 (IANS) A rare surgery was performed by a private Hyderabad hospital on a 3-year-old girl suffering from gelastic seizures, which used to make her have sudden bouts of laughter – for ...

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Amusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add texture to the fabric of daily life. Those giggles and guffaws can seem like just silly throwaways. But laughter, in response ...