Hartford, Connecticut, December 11, 1844. Crowds had gathered for a traveling “laughing gas” demonstration where nitrous oxide was used primarily for entertainment purposes. Dentist Horace Wells ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Every party needs balloons. These just happen to be filled with laughing gas. “We don’t do it that often. It’s funny for about 30 seconds,” said a ...

This week's Sunday cover story focuses on an old drug made new: nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, and how its abuse as an inhalant is affecting Kentucky families. Kentucky this year became the third ...

Nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, is emerging from the dental chair and operating room as one of the most intriguing new tools for tackling severe depression. A growing body of research ...

Once a rare phenomenon, the consumption of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, has increased in France, raising public health concerns and prompting medical and legal measures. Medically, ...