Tuck in?

Should school tuck shops sell crisps, which cause obesity but may bring in £1,000 a month? Sonia Blandford suggests a palatable alternative.

Degrees of wellbeing

Could a lesson a day keep the doctor away? John Crace discovers the health benefits of education.

Obesity research starved

A shortage of research funds is crippling attempts to find a cure for obesity, a leading scientist said yesterday.

Immunity is everything

The supposed need to boost our bodies' defences is the defining illness of our age, writes Vivienne Parry.

A debt in mind

According to new research, financial difficulties among students are having a 'direct impact' on their mental health. Polly Curtis looks at the support available to students when things get tough

Blink and you live

Doctors have found a twilight state that blurs the distinction between life and death. Laura Spinney on how rare glimpses of sentience can now save coma patients.