The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), worth $2 billion, was placed outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday. The device will be used to discover new forms of matter in outer space, NASA said.
According to the study by Harvard School of Public Health, drinking more than six cups of coffee daily can reduce the risk of getting prostate cancer significantly.
A group of researchers have discovered a new class of planets in the Milky Way Galaxy, which do not orbit a star, and are thus free floating.
The Endeavour space crew made a safe and successful docking at the International Space Station led by mission commander Mark Kelly. The two day flight began with an emotional launch with Kelly's wife Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in attendance.
Endeavour docks at the ISS and begins preparation for the first space walk on Friday.
Space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station (ISS) for the 12th and the last time on Wednesday keeping harmony with its swansong mission, reports from NASA said.
Space shuttle Endeavour is presently catching up with the International Space Station (ISS) prior to the time that was expected for the docking of the spaceship, NASA reported.
America's two feel good stories come together as both Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the space shuttle Endeavor came together for a inspirational launch day at the Kennedy Space Center. As the Endeavor triumphantly soared into the clouds above, congresswoman Giffords watched from her wheelchair, smiled and exclaimed Good stuff, good stuff.
Timothy Ray Brown, 45, who tested positive for HIV in 1995, has appeared in a new interview proclaiming he is cured of HIV, several months after the December study published in scientific journal Blood which said Brown had exhibited “evidence for the cure of HIV infection.”
Endeavour makes its final trip into space; here is a look at the photos of the launch.
Endeavour's final launch was successful and without issue.
The space shuttle Endeavour made its final launch on Monday, taking with it a payload eager scientists have been waiting to get into space.
Check out our live coverage of the Endeavour Space Shuttle Launch as the baby shuttle goes into space for the final time in its history.
The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.
The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavor is expected to take place shortly before 9am EST, and promises to be an emotional moment for the shuttle's commander, Mark Kelly.
The family of Derek Boogaard, a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota Wild, decided to donate his brain to Boston University researchers to study brain disease in athletes.
The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more firearm homicides were completed by 10 to 19 year old Americans in metropolitan areas than all other areas in 2006-2007 their recent Morbidity and Morality Weekly report.
The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.
The state of Kansas violated a Jehovah's Witness' constitutional right to exercise her religious faith when it denied her request for an out-of-state liver transplant, a state appeals court ruled.
New research details how studying the moon's surface can give an explanation as to how it was formed.
NASA is in countdown mode as the crew prepares for Monday's launch.
A new study says the rise of rogue online pharmacies directly corresponds to the rise of prescription drug abuse.
NASA scientists discover new information indicating Jupiter's moon Io has a volcanic sub-surface.
Consumption of coffee will actually decrease the risk of developing a certain kind of breast cancer according to what Swedish researchers found. What they did is that they compared the consumption of coffee in postmenopausal women diagnosed with cancer and women of the same age with no cancer.
A couple's marital instability greatly affects the sleeping pattern of a baby. A baby may suffer sleeping problems if Mom and Dad have a troubled marriage based on a new study.
The US Health Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, said on May 11, 2011 that most states will likely provide their own health insurance marketplaces. They may also partner with neighbors to aid in the expansion of coverage as indicated under the law on the federal health reform.
Bloodsucking bedbugs are creepier now compared to before. A report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells that bedbugs found in a poor place in Vancouver, Canada carries drug-resistant staph bacteria. It is potentially dangerous as drugs could not treat the staph that the bedbugs carry.
Janssen, one of the units of Johnson and Johnson has tackled some issues in a discussion together with the regulatory authorities in five different countries about the trace amounts of fungicide discovered in the HIV drug, Prezista. Johnson and Johnson did a series of recalls that pertain to the presence of the chemical. The discussion was started by Janssen after receiving four consumer reports of a foul undetermined musty and moldy odor.
What is it about high cholesterol that about 100 million Americans have it? High cholesterol comes in different sources. It may come from what you eat and the family history that you have. Here are some common causes of high cholesterol.