My life’s a mess. Will turning it into a game make everything better?

With two small kids and a dog to take care of, I often struggle to look after myself. Self-care apps promise to help – if you can handle the quests, magic potions and rainbow stones. I put four of them to the test

Teenagers who go to bed early and sleep longer have sharper brains, study finds

Researchers surprised at impact that even small differences in sleep make to adolescents’ cognitive abilities

The promise of diagnosis: how it can open a door to true self-understanding

Too often, a diagnosis is seen as the end of the story, rather than the beginning. But it has the potential to launch us on a curious and profound journey of discovery

Is it true that … potatoes are bad for you?

Spuds have a reputation for causing spikes in blood sugar, but it all depends on the variety and the way it is prepared

The end of WeightWatchers? How the dieting club lost out to slimming drugs

As the global enterprise grapples with reported debts of $1.4bn, its calorie-counting formula may have had its day

Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time

Peer-reviewed study’s findings raises fresh question on the toxic substances’ impact on fertility

The truth about stress: from the benefits of the ‘good kind’ to the exercise that only makes it worse

The authors of a new book explain why understanding the science of stress can help us manage it better

You too can have a body like Donald Trump’s. Here’s how

The 78-year-old president is in great shape, says the official White House physician. Must be all those ‘hamberders’

A moment that changed me: I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 41 – and had to find a new look

My beloved Converse All Stars had always been part of my identity. But when they became painful and impractical, it transformed my relationship with clothes

Brisk walking linked to lower risk of heart rhythm problems, study finds

Study of 420,000 Britons suggests speeds of at least 4mph can lower risks by up to 43%