Laughter may be the best medicine for age-related memory loss - Medical News Today

Laughter may be the best medicine for age-related memory loss - Medical News Today: We are all familiar with the saying, "laughter is the best medicine." And this motto may ring true when it comes to tackling age-related memory loss; a new study from Loma Linda University in California finds that humor may reduce brain damage caused by the "stress hormone" cortisol, which in turn, improves memory.