How women experience stress: what the research tells us

Studies show that women are more likely to feel anxious or sad – and that women rely more on their social circles than men

Sugar is behind global explosion in type 2 diabetes, study finds

Researchers say link between consumption of sugar and diabetes is independent from obesity

Sex work at the Super Bowl: the myth and its makers

Melissa Gira Grant: Marquee sports events attract moral panics about prostitution and trafficking – but little genuine concern for sex workers' welfare

American football or rugby: which is more dangerous?

Barack Obama has said he thinks the sport may be too violent. But, in terms or risk, how does it measure up against the British equivalent?

Lovelace: a feminism-free ‘feminist’ critique of the pornography industry

Naomi Wolf: The biopic of 70s porn star Linda Boreman edits out a crucial aspect of her life: her empowering role in the women's movement

Evangelical Christian group helps sue California school over yoga classes

Parents claim Encinitas's classes are inherently religious, but yoga experts say program is about health

Americans ‘are sicker and die younger’ than people in other wealthy nations

Damning official report on US health finds death and disease taking huge toll on population, particularly among young

Ultrasound parties? Let’s confront this culture of oversharing

Jean Hannah Edelstein: If an expectant mother invites you to view her unborn child in her living room, don't just pretend you have a cold

No ironic spin is possible for SoulCycle coming to Williamsburg

Emma Brockes: New York's 'sincerity wars' have been prematurely curtailed – by the arrival in hipster central of an entirely irony-free exercise cult

Zig Ziglar and staying Up, Up, Up in a Down, Down, Down world

Oliver Burkeman: Britons may have grounds to sneer at positive-thinking gurus, but the late 'Master of Motivation' knew life was also hard work