And what your taste preferences reveal about your personality.

It sounds like a story from 1975. But in this day and age, why are schools still opposed to girls wearing shorts, asks Polly Gillespie.

Almost half of adults have moderate fears about going to the dentist, and 5 to 10 per cent have told researchers they avoid dental care as a result.

Bugs capable of everything from curing diseases to mopping up pollution are a step closer after scientists created an artificial lifeform in a lab.

Young people who smoke cannabis regularly slide further down the social ladder than their parents, a study has revealed.

If work is leaving you drained, try turning off your smartphone at lunchtime.

Most girls who survive childhood cancer go on to become mothers, but boys who undergo treatment will find their chances of becoming a father significantly reduced.

Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald offers practical ways to help someone you care about who may be in a state of denial.

COMMENT: The first thing that many don't appreciate is that the sugar tax being discussed is an excise tax, not a consumption or sales tax.

Have you ever been given advice beginning with "In my day..."? Emily Writes discusses why you shouldn't take parenting tips from those in the know from ages ago.

COMMENT: Popular discourse often throws around the term as hyperbole, but troubling behaviours are quite common.

COMMENT: There's something weird going on over the Ditch, writes Polly Gillespie.

COMMENT: Emily Writes weighs in on the realities for parents as a major report identifies health and behavioural risks for children in childcare.

GREG BRUCE: A split second is all it takes for life to change direction. Greg Bruce finds taking all the care in the world to avoid risk is sometimes just not enough.

Experts warn against supposedly healthy juicing diets in favour of carbs.

In an era where we're addicted to being busy, an expert explains the importance of boredom.

Staring at a screen all day is a fact of life for many of us. But what's it doing to your eyesight?

"The onions are stinging my eyes," 8-year-old Nihaal Singh moaned as he chopped the devilish vegetable - a harsh lesson all budding young chefs must learn.

Social scientists claim narcissism has become a "modern epidemic", so what can we do about it?

Emily Writes reveals the work of lactation consultants, with not an anti-formula fanatic in sight.

And the side-effects of poor sleep felt by women but not men.

Here are two more strategies which combine with the six strategies from previous weeks.

The days of diabetics needing to inject themselves with insulin may be numbered, thanks to an app-controlled pump delivering life-saving medication round the clock.