A week off from Facebook? Participants in Danish experiment like this

Group who quit site for a week felt less stressed and spoke more with family and friends face to face, in study by Danish Happiness Research Institute

David Lynch and Katy Perry promote meditation with Carnegie Hall event

Transcendental meditation has been a hit for six decades with celebrities like Jerry Seinfeld and the Beatles, but the high cost makes some people skeptical

Hearts attack: is Twitter trying to kill its users?

Dean Burnett: Might Twitter’s seemingly-frivolous recent changes be part of a plan to kill off the most dedicated users?

Food giant withdraws misleading ad for sugar substitute

Truvia has been marketed as a natural product by British Sugar but it is chemically processed and contains a synthetic bulking agent

Selfie sticks should be banned for massaging our self-obsession

More successful societies are cooperative and prosocial. Is new tech driving our inherent narcissistic tendencies beyond a healthy level?

Is there an app for loneliness?

Technology is often blamed for social isolation but chatbots, girlfriend apps, dating sites and parenting forums can help alleviate loneliness

BBC suspends DJ who said breastfeeding in public ‘must stop’

Alex Dyke won’t present Friday Radio Solent show after saying during phone-in that only ‘librarian-type, moustachioed’ women breastfeed in public

With miscarriage, there are many routes to shame

Mark Zuckerberg is right to challenge the taboos surrounding pregnancy. But the pressure on women remains intense

Protein World’s ‘beach body ready’ ads do not objectify women, says watchdog

Controversial campaign accused of ‘body-shaming’ cleared in UK despite nearly 400 complaints, as it attracts protests in New York