Lauren Shirreff

After studying the psychoanalysis founder for 30 years, one academic explains how and why his theories still stand up

While some link certain personality traits to addiction, one woman puts it down to ‘something in the brain that means we’re unable to stop’

My hair was a huge part of my identity, so when I started losing it at just 21, I was traumatised

It's official: frequent exercise gives you protection from dementia . After following more than 10,000 participants in their 50s for 16 years, researchers

Is there any food more English than the humble garden pea? Most of us have fond memories of shelling them with family in the spring, or shovelling

A dollop of pesto elevates your week night pasta and with its verdant, silky appearance, it's easy to tell ourselves this condiment is a healthy option, too.

The sauce can have more salt and fat than a burger. The Telegraph asked the experts about everything pesto – and how to use it.

Doctors told me to change my diet, go on the Pill and even have a baby to ease my symptoms. Women in pain need to be taken more seriously

When it comes to living with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), “our diets are really the key to turning down the dial on our symptoms,” says Hannah