Key to keeping friendships alive different for men and women, scientists say
For women, phone calls can keep long-distance friendships going, but men need to meet face-to-face, study shows
How much screen time should I let my teenager have?
A new study says that up to six hours a day is perfectly normal, and unlikely to do any harm – as long as your child is doing fine at school and getting enough exercise
Authentic? Try being polite instead
Our inauthentic self stops us from being rude and selfish. And that’s essential for a civilised society, says Ruth Whippman
Does brain training make you smart?
You can boost your brainpower, says Caroline Williams, but it’s not as simple as just giving your head a work-out
How to die well
Lack of faith is no impediment to a decent death – or to helping another through theirs, says Johannes Klabbers
Trump’s personality will help us learn how our minds work
Intense scrutiny of the president-elect’s neurological quirks provide a starting point for insight into what makes us so creative, and so destructive
Are you too old to find success?
The web is cluttered with listicles offering the supposedly reassuring information that, say, JK Rowling wasn’t a publishing sensation until, well, her early 30s
Can insomnia be cured by online therapy?
Up to half of us have problems sleeping – and some experts say online treatment may soon become the norm. But which tool should you use?
The misery of weird phobias: ‘In the office, there are buttons everywhere’
Having a fear of buttons may sound hilarious, but in reality it can be debilitating. Patients need to be taken more seriously, by both the media and doctors, say experts
CBT ‘should be routinely offered’ to women with premenstrual syndrome
Gynaecologists advise that cognitive behavioural therapy could help women manage the symptoms of PMS