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Losing my hair made me miserable. Now I’m as bald as an egg, I couldn’t be happier

I’ve never found it easier to make friends, get ready for a big night or take a good selfie. Thank you, male pattern baldness!

‘Men now want their bum to look good in jeans’: how male butts got bootylicious

From shapewear to surgery, the male quest to build the perfect behind has become a super-sized business

From bone smashing to chin extensions: how ‘looksmaxxing’ is reshaping young men’s faces

Chiselled jaws, pouty lips, hunter eyes: everything is up for grabs in the quest to increase ‘sexual market value’. But how did this extreme cosmetic craze become mainstream?

True romance: how to keep the love alive when sex has gone

Fantasising about other people? Wishing your partner was younger or fitter? It doesn’t have to spell the end of the relationship

Knuckle-cracking is fine – and bad weather doesn’t make arthritis worse: nine myths about your joints busted

Research shows how to avoid joint pain through healthier living and eating, so stop worrying about rain and take vitamin D

‘I was grieving but couldn’t admit it’: why men cope so badly with miscarriage

When a mother has a miscarriage, men tend to snap into being strong, stoic and supportive. But a father also needs time to grieve. Here, Steve Bloomfield reflects on loss and hears how men are learning to help each other come to terms with what might have been

Deep space astronauts may be prone to erectile dysfunction, study finds

Galactic cosmic rays can impair function of erectile tissues, research in rats shows

More and more people are having ‘tweakments’. But what do we really know about the long-term effects?

Non-surgical cosmetic treatments are growing ever more popular worldwide, but how safe are they? And are fillers and Botox changing our idea of beauty?

‘We’re not making new hairs, we’re rescuing’: could scientists reverse male pattern baldness?

The onset of hair loss can be devastating for some men. But research into experimental cell therapy is offering hope of keeping baldness at bay

Retinoids work, wipes don’t: 21 things I’ve learned about skin care

What to spend your money on and what not to: Sali Hughes’s lessons from 33 years in the beauty industry

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