Laughter may boost appetite

The discovery could lead to the development of 'laughter treatment' for patients who have lost their appetite

How true is the one-in-four mental health statistic?

Jamie Horder: It's taken as fact that one in four people will suffer a mental health problem, but the research is less conclusive

The condition that gave me a Chinese accent

Foreign Accent Syndrome has left a West Country woman with a very strange problem . . .

The Selfish Society by Sue Gerhardt

Can the latest scientific thinking about child development help fix Britain's 'broken society'? asks Phil Hogan

This column will change your life: Will the man with no head blow your mind?

Off-the-planet, but down-to-earth: Oliver Burkeman finds Douglas Harding's memoir either one of the most ridiculous or wisest things he's ever read

Pass notes No 2,753: Happiness

The Movement for Happiness is recruiting a director. Are you perky enough?

Masculine faces appeal most to women in countries where disease is rife

A country's health influences women's preference for masculine or feminine-looking faces, claim psychologists

Why do women identify themselves as victims of childhood sexual abuse?

Sociologist Jo Woodiwiss argues that a pervasive self-help culture has led women to infer abuse from no more than a checklist of symptoms

Joan Bakewell: Happiness is being 74

The young have stress, ambition, unfulfilled dreams. The elderly have contentment

Universities told to consider dope tests as student use of ‘smart drugs’ soars

Cambridge scientist calls for ethical debate on drugs bought on internet that boost alertness and attention