Even fake smiles reduce stress We think of our face as reflecting our internal emotions, but that linkage works both ways - we can change our emotional state by altering our facial expression!

But it also may help to be happy, a new study says. Even if you're grumpy by nature, just try to be cheerful. Researchers at Columbia University rated the happiness levels of more than 1,700 ...

Can smiling make you happy? "Come rain or shine, if you put a smile on your face, it changes how you feel from the inside out," writes Nicci. "A smile radiates love, warmth, and happiness to ...

Today's "stuff-that's-bad-for-you" news: faking a smile. Turns out, if you put on an insincere happy face it may be bad for your health. A study by Michigan State University researchers published ...

Writing for the blog Buffer, Leo Widrich wrote: "Whenever we smile, there are 2 potential muscles we activate.The first one is the zygomaticus major and it controls the corners of your mouth ...

I may have no idea who half the people at the Golden Globes were, but I do know smiles. As a miserable adult, I fake smile throughout most of my day. This makes me an expert. Maybe? Anyway, here ...

But can forcing a smile actually cheer you up? The question has been controversial among scientists, Marie Cross, an assistant teaching professor of biobehavioral health at Penn State, told Live ...

What makes a smile fake or sincere is a combination of anatomy, neurology and emotional authenticity. Michelle Spear. Friday 30 May 2025 16:07 BST. Comments. open image in gallery.

You've heard it before: to avoid a heart attack don't smoke, eat right and exercise. But it also may help to be happy, a new study says. Even if you're grumpy by nature, just try to be cheerful ...