Male students eschew balanced diet in favour of supplements
Research into students' eating habits is surprising – men are more likely to eat a diet high in protein and supplements in order to improve their bodies
Walking could protect brain against shrinking, US research says
Neurologists who monitored 300 volunteers over 13 years say walkers could be defending themselves against memory loss
Jamie Oliver: ‘No one understands me. No one’
The TV chef and campaigner explains why nothing will deter him in his fight to improve school dinners
Teachers back call for pregnancy clinics in schools
Schools would be ideally placed to help pregnant teenage girls, say teaching unions
New alcohol restrictions needed, say emergency doctors
A ban on happy hours and stricter drink-drive limits are among recommendations by the College of Emergency Medicine
JK Rowling gives £10m to set up multiple sclerosis research clinic
Harry Potter author funds Edinburgh university research centre named after her mother, who was killed by the disease
Therapy in a pencil case
Joe Moran: In these uncertain, digital times there's nothing more reassuring than ink, graphite and a new eraser
Young at risk as sexually transmitted infections reach record levels
Peak age for a sexually transmitted infection is 19-20 for women and 20-23 for men, says Health Protection Agency
In the name of purity, public funds are wasted on the rich
Simon Jenkins: From IVF to universities and museums, Britain's aversion to charging for services punishes women, students and the poor
The life-saving qualities of pizza
Research – from Italy, would you believe – suggests that pizza can be good for your health