Andy Martin meets the martyr to freedom of speech and wrecking ball to the modern rules of academic life in New York

As a one-year-old, her response was not as articulate

They could actually be worse for you than sugary alternatives

'The implications, if this interpretation is correct, are massive'

By training ourselves to use positive words, might we be able to improve our stress levels?

'There’s an urgent need to improve road conditions for cyclists,' says cycling charity

Researchers suggested although moods and energy levels among women taking the pill were negatively affected, there was no significant increase of depressive symptoms

However the increased brain activity detected is not actually 'better', according to the researchers

NHS England aims for 85 per cent of cancer patients to start treatment 62 days after referral, but this target has been missed annually for three years

Childbirth is sometimes seen as a traumatic experience that women must simply deal with - but devotees of the PBM say that isn't true 

An 'easily operated' machine linked to a smartphone could be ready within five years

'Counter-intuitive' result could have important implications for the long journey to the Red Planet

'Men can often feel isolated and unable to tell people how they are feeling – a culture of men shouldering pain alone has developed'

Few would choose fruit and veg over a piece of cake or a burger. But if healthy grub rebranded as tasty, more and more of us would be lining up

'This silent killer is related to 40,000 deaths in the UK each year, with eight in 10 caused by a heart attack or stroke'

Children as young as four are suffering from mental health problems, teachers warn

Last year, GlaxoSmithKline and Google parent Alphabet unveiled a joint company aimed at marketing bioelectronic devices to fight illness by attaching to individual nerves

Doctors made more than 64 million prescriptions of antidepressants in 2016

Once we would brag of not needing very much of it. Now deep slumber is a coveted state achieved with gadgets, apps, gizmos and classes