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.

ES Anderson

Obituary: Brilliant bacteriologist who foresaw the public health dangers of genetic resistance to antibiotics.

The sceptic

Do we still need animal testing in medical research?

Fair play v foul

Drunken initiations into sports teams and even academic courses can be life-threatening to students. Tom Bryant reports.

Gasp reflex linked to cot death

· Inability to restart breath might put babies at risk · Mechanism controlled by separate part of brain

DNA damage from eating red meat linked to cancer

· Harmful compounds raise risk of bowel disease · Volunteers fed diet heavy in beef and pork