The ideas interview: Aubrey de Grey
John Sutherland meets a scientist who is confident we are approaching 'escape velocity' for defying ageing.
Inquiry recommends teacher training on self-harm
Colleges and universities must educate teachers on mental health issues to end the stigma surrounding troubled young people who harm themselves, report warns.
Throw away your Omega 3!
Sarah Boseley: Another wonder supplement bites the dust.
ES Anderson
Obituary: Brilliant bacteriologist who foresaw the public health dangers of genetic resistance to antibiotics.
Sweet sorrow
What snacks will you most miss when junk food is phased out?
Please Miss, can we have some more?
Long before Jamie Oliver took up the cause, a school cook from Nottingham was rebelling against turkey twizzlers and chips. Jeanette Orrey talks to Felicity Lawrence about the campaign she inspired and her next venture - an academy for dinner ladies.
Robin Coombs
Obituary: Immunologist whose blood test has stood the test of time.
Junk food banned in schools from September
A ban on confectionery, crisps and fizzy drinks being provided in schools looks certain to begin in September following the publication of advice to ministers by the new School Food Trust.