Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids after teen mental health concerns
Move follows WSJ revelations that Facebook-commissioned research showed Instagram could affect girls’ mental health
Food myths busted: dairy, salt and steak may be good for you after all
A new Swedish study says decades of official dairy wisdom is wrong. Here, a nutrition expert examines more science that questions standard health advice
Britain’s Covid-era university students may suffer ‘impostor syndrome’
New intake of undergraduates could feel like frauds, says study, because they didn’t sit A-level exams
Troubled maternity wards still jeopardising patients, watchdog warns
CQC inspection of nine struggling units suggests mothers and babies remain at risk from poor care and closed systems
Right as rain! 10 ways to boost your mood on grey, wet or cold days
After a disappointing British summer, many of us won’t be looking forward to autumn and winter. But there are many ways to keep your spirits high in the bleaker seasons
Teenage girls, body image and Instagram’s ‘perfect storm’
The suffering of the photo-sharing app’s users came into focus this week with the leak of Facebook’s internal research
One in three Britons drink plant-based milk as demand soars
Shoppers spent £100m more in 2020 on alt-milks, with sales driven by environmental and health concerns
The Taliban are not the only threat to Afghanistan. Aid cuts could undo 20 years of progress
The most vulnerable people will bear the cost of sanctions, as services and the economy collapse
Study links too much free time to lower sense of wellbeing
Research shows there is a ‘sweet spot’ and subjective wellbeing drops off after about five hours
‘I found myself’: how the pandemic brought out the best in people
From a GP urging patients to get vaccinated to a Covid-bereaved support group founder, Covid, for some people, has meant helping others