Sound and vision: how gongs are bringing inner peace to city dwellers

Harmonies in the boom of a gong are transporting busy brains into a meditative state

Sound advice: why rockstars are my guiding light

Therapy helps in a crisis. But when it comes to lessons in life, music has most of the answers, says Ted Kessler

Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo

The long read: Are you sitting comfortably? Many people are not – and there are some who insist the way we’ve been going to the toilet is all wrong

What happens to your life after you accidentally kill someone?

I’m an accidental killer – and thousands of Americans share this secret shame. How can you recover from the trauma of accidentally killing someone?

How dealing with past trauma may be the key to breaking addiction

Opening up to past trauma is difficult but self-awareness is key to addressing issues that leave us vulnerable, says Gabor Maté

Type 2 diabetes now affects nearly 7,000 young Britons

New figures reveal huge rise in children and young people with diabetes linked to obesity

Matt Haig: ‘I wanted to end it all, but surviving and thriving is the lesson I pass on’

At 24, he wanted to kill himself. Now a novelist, he teaches the readers of his books – and his children – how to get through when the future looks bleak

Western lifestyle may cause blood pressure to rise with age

Study of remote communities in Venezuelan rainforest sheds fresh light on hypertension

Genetic link between obesity and depression uncovered, say scientists

Having genetic variants linked to high BMI can lead to mental health issues, study finds

Studying your dreams: Bradley Cooper swears by it. Would trying it unleash my creativity?

What is ‘dream study’, the new trend sweeping the creative world? I attended a class to find out