Ageing and the mortality alarm: ‘I started panicking about future me’

The moment you realise you are entering your ageing years is confronting, especially if you still feel young. Might that burst of anxiety be a door into a different kind of old age?

Leaving London was a wrench, but our family life back in Coventry has so much more to offer

Hayley Myers was worried about relocating back to her home city of Coventry after a decade in London, but she hasn’t looked back

The secret to good hair, beating jetlag and great photos – plus 13 other ways to do the little things better

From parallel parking to defusing a tantrum to getting a good night’s sleep, we ask the experts for their top tips

Our sleeping secrets caught on camera: nine beds and the people in them reveal everything – from farting to threesomes

Would you let your dog in your bed? Your children? Your partner? We set up cameras in nine bedrooms, taking a picture every 30 seconds for 12 hours, to tell the tale of a single night’s sleep

Experience: I have the biggest mouth in the world

If you’re wondering whether I can fit a whole apple in my mouth – yes, I can

Mediterranean diet ‘can reduce heart attacks in people at higher risk’

First study of its kind finds diet can benefit hundreds of millions with obesity, diabetes or other risk factors

The healthspan revolution: how to live a long, strong and happy life

Dr Peter Attia is an expert on longevity and preventative medicine. He explains how sleep, weight training and other incremental changes can make us much more resilient

The Finns hold the secret of happiness – and it is not what you might expect

Finland’s tourist board is running a competition to win a happiness masterclass. Sadly, the prize doesn’t involve drinking in your underwear, writes Emma Beddington

‘Excellent evidence that this works’: how mind experts protect their brains

While sleep and exercise are top priorities, strict diets and supplements aren’t essential in most academics’ routines

Perfect skin is a myth. Knowing this won’t cure my eczema, but it relieves the stress

When her eczema worsened, celebrities and Reddit forums did more than steroid creams or serums to help Rachel Signer feel better in her skin