Smiling reduces stress, boosts mood with endorphins, fosters social bonds, and masks pain in "smiling depression," enriching lives and strengthening relationships.

Thirty-seven people, including the elderly, took a smiling lesson to prepare for taking off their masks in public following three years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The instruction was held in the ...

Does a smile still hold its magic if hidden behind a mask? For nearly two years, we rarely saw the faces of others. Neurologist Debashish Mridha suggests, “A smile has a magical power ...