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These vitamins could be the key to dodging illnesses this winter

The best Vitamin D supplement to take this winter - a doctor explains

Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer with colleagues in the lab.

Heriot-Watt backs new £18m centre to drive UK's green industrial revolution

How dry ice could be used to tackle train delays this autumn

Strenuous exercise increases risk of motor neurone disease, say scientists

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Billion-year-old fossil found in the Highlands

Marking 90th anniversary of Amy Johnson's debut solo flight

The new map of the Highlands has been created using open digital terrain data from Ordnance Survey.

New map makes the Highlands look "less remote"

How older people can join together in online folk singing group

Lycopene, found in tomatoes, has been found to help boost sperm quality (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why tomato puree could improve male fertility

Twitter insults aimed at politicians rose from about 10,000 during the 2015 general election Picture: AFP

Online abuse of MPs soared between 2015 to 2017, analysis shows

Alison Douglas says the increase in the cost of some alcohol will help make society fairer. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Experts expect Scotland's alcohol crackdown to close health/wealth gap

How Brexit will hit different UK regions and industries

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Offering vouchers to breastfeed improves breastfeeding rates

Bible expert says Greggs' portrayal of Jesus as sausage roll actually echoes the...

Gluten-free bread can help coeliac sufferers

Stores join in drive to help coeliac sufferers

The European Union has an image problem for many young people. Picture: Getty

Michael Sturrock: EU offers gold mine of opportunity

Solar panels are costly to develop but their energy source the Sun is free. Picture: PA

‘Consumers should benefit from low costs of renewables’

Truffle-hunting is more usually associated with Italy, but Scotland is close to producing its first cultivated crop. Picture: AFP/Getty

Truffles may be latest Scots home-grown delicacy

The University of Bath. Picture: PA

University of Bath hailed top for students

Edinburgh University students are still gaining a world-renowned education. Picture: Jane Barlow.

Edinburgh University retains world class status

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Average life expectancy of street dwellers – 47

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Gerbil tests could help the deaf to hear again

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Letter: Irritated by bug confusion

Edinburgh falls in top 100 universities list

Edinburgh falls in top 100 universities list

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Sheffield takes pancake title

Expert warns that minimum pricing legislation will not deter young people from b...

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Heart attack warning over prostate cancer treatment

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Dr Brian Keighley: Cirrhosis deaths are up 450%

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Fibroid link to recurrent miscarriage

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Uni 54th best in the world

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Leader: Searching questions on minimum pricing

The robotic rat that could save lives

Clown images 'too scary' for sick children

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Stay celibate to live longer

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