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 ...

it makes everyone smile back.” But what if no one can see it? In a world of face masks, have we muted the power of a smile, a fundamental human expression? The Benefits of Smiling Smiling is ...