Is it true that … your lungs regenerate when you quit smoking?
It used to be thought that the lungs couldn’t regenerate,” says Dr Charlotte Dean, head of the lung development and disease group
Category: Life and style
How can care homes charge fees after a death?
I hold power of attorney for my aunt who is in a care home run by Avery Healthcare. Avery recently
49 ways to have fun right now! Skydive in a wind tunnel, count dogs and run like a three-year-old
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My mother is in her 70s and addicted to playing video games such as Tetris, many different versions of solitaire
You are what you keep: why we cling to clutter and how to free yourself of it
Most of us have a complicated relationship with our stuff. There’s the endless collection of chargers and wires, the overflowing
A friend I’ve known for 50 years has become a self-absorbed, petulant know-all. Should I cut off contact? | Leading questions
An old friend – we first met over 50 years ago – used to be kind, supportive and good company.
‘Wheeling through vineyards and chateaux country’: an ebike tour of France’s Loire valley
As I cycle in golden light through the Loire’s vineyards, I have the sudden wish to wear a flowing floral
A moment that changed me: I cried about my cleft lip for the first time in my 60s
At a fundraising event, I looked across the crowded room and saw a woman with a cleft – a gap
All the right moves! 17 personal trainers on the exercise they always recommend – from planks to face pulls
Many of us, regardless of our age or fitness levels, know that we should be doing more exercise but are