And Finally by Henry Marsh review – from doctor to patient

Fearlessly frank and endearingly geeky reflections on life and death by a neurosurgeon diagnosed with cancer

Four radical new fertility treatments just a few years away from clinics

Synthetic embryos and three-person babies among advances revised fertility laws need to consider

Sleepless nights make people more selfish and asocial – study

Losing even one hour of rest reduces ‘innate desire of humans to help one another’, US research finds

Are personalised vitamins the key to good health?

Tailor-made supplements are being touted as the path to a healthier, happier, younger-looking you. Whether they work and whether they’re necessary is moot, say experts

My adult ADHD drugs felt like a lifeline. Then came the scary side-effects …

After a year on prescription stimulants, I started to unravel. Would a desperate experiment with street narcotics make me see things differently?

Altruism is a selfless act. So why did helping a stranger leave me feeling so foolish?

Helping a hitchhiker should have given me a warm glow of generosity, but ended with me feeling like a gullible shmuck, says Martin love

‘It doesn’t need to be a setback’: how elite athletes return from pregnancy

Serena Williams says she does not want to be pregnant again as an athlete – she got back to the top before but it can take its toll

Vegetarian women more likely to fracture hips in later life, study shows

Research suggests some vegetarians may not get sufficient nutrients for good bone and muscle health

Being cheerful on the outside can help you – and others – feel it on the inside

Cheerfulness can boost your energy levels, even in tough times – as philosophers and writers have long recognised, writes Donna Ferguson

Sensorimotor training: could the answer to back pain lie in reprogramming our brains?

Resetting the way brain and body communicate with each other appears to bring real relief for sufferers – just don’t say it’s all in the mind