Medicine

Cancer is often viewed as a fundamentally modern and monolithic disease.New fossil evidence suggests that its origins lie deep in prehistory.

It's the stuff of nightmares: regaining consciousness while under general anaesthesia. Two new studies suggest that the brain is still partly conscious under the influence of anaesthesia

Around one in 30 Australians (or 3.4% of the population) have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A new paper found misconceptions are common and affect the way people with ADHD are treated