I’m 13 and worried about being fat

My friends are all skinny and happy and I can’t talk to my parents about my obsession with my weight. It’s driven me to the edge. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader

How can I cope better with stress?

Some people can bounce back from life’s pressures, but others do not seem to have the capacity. Can anything help them to strengthen their emotional armour?

A cure for all ills: what medical advances can we expect in 2017?

Miracles may not exist, but this year could see some key scientific breakthroughs. From dementia and zika to pain relief and customised drugs, here’s a look at what we may hear about this year

How to keep your resolutions (clue: it’s not all about willpower)

It’s not the only way to change your habits: you could start by making the goal easier in the first place

How to be more positive this year: ‘Trump makes this much harder’

I’ve been described as ‘radiating gloom’; can I change my attitude?

Half a million older people spend every day alone, poll shows

Scale of loneliness among over-60s revealed as Age UK develops scheme to provide support and companionship

‘No email after 6pm’: your advice on how to reduce workplace stress

Almost 10m working days are lost to stress in the UK every year. Readers share their stories of how they keep it under control

Loneliness is a hazard of old age. A phone call can mean a lot

Most of us are too busy to help an older person we may not know. But a few minutes each week can open the door to a lifetime of experience

A moment that changed me: a teacher’s acceptance of my silence

I stopped talking in the 80s, and my selective mutism marked me out as a strange, silent kid. But one teacher helped me begin to find my voice

I’d rather die than be a burden on my daughter – like many old people

If I become demented, bedridden and incontinent, I hope a chum will smother me rather than leave me to moulder in nappies in a £1,000 a week care home