500,000 medical records wanted for research project
Half a million Britons will be asked to give researchers access to their private medical records as part of a new research project.
The low-down on student blues
Alice Clarfelt on how to shake off a bout of post-Christmas campus depression.
Success, with no strings attached
It used to be that the typical medical student was from a professional family, had top grades and played the cello. But tomorrow's doctors are now being encouraged from less advantaged social groups. By Joanna Lyall.
Let’s talk about sex
As government experts recommend that all schoolchildren should receive sex education from the age of five, three people with a personal interest give their opinions. Interviews by Denis Campbell.
How the drugs giant and a lone academic went to war
Worrying power games are at the heart of Procter and Gamble's relationship with academics, alleges the scientist investigating its billlion-dollar osteoporosis treatment, reports Jo Revill.
Sex lessons planned for all children
· Five-year-olds to get lessons on emotional life · Leak reveals teenagers' ignorance and confusion.
Let’s end the sham debate about MMR right here
Michael Fitzpatrick: The divergence between scientific and public opinion is the key to the dogged persistence of the autism controversy.