The House Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing on plans for human spaceflight after the shuttles are retired.

A new study adds to the evidence that for older prostate cancer patients, choosing the conservative, "watchful waiting" approach to treatment may be the best option

Team players can tolerate twice as much pain as those who work alone, according to research that throws fresh light on some of the most wince-inducing feats in sporting history.Researchers at Oxford university found that members of its rowing team had a greater pain threshold after training together than when they performed the same exercises individually.Working as a group is thought to boost the rush of endorphins, a feel-good chemical that is released in the brain and helps dampen down feelings of pain, the scientists said.The effect might have played a part in an extraordinary FA Cup final between Manchester City and Birmingham in 1956. The City goalkeeper, Bert Trautmann, broke his neck after diving for the ball, but went on to make a series of crucial saves to help his team win the game 3-1.Writing in the Royal Society journal, Biology Letters, the researchers speculate that a similar surge of endorphins might underlie the feel-good sensations people experience when they dance to

Senator Charles E. Grassley said he could not support health care legislation drafted in months of bipartisan talks. Liberal Democrats also criticized the plan.

Some say that Dr. Richard Pazdur, the man in charge of the nation's cancer drug office, makes it too difficult for experimental drugs to come to market.

A new high powered laser worth more than a quarter of a million dollars will be installed at the Australian research station in the Antarctic.

New research shows even taking a shower could be bad for your health because shower heads can harbour high levels of bacteria that are linked to lung infections.

LONDON (Reuters) - Detailed data about the smallest planet ever found outside our solar system suggest it is a rocky "super-Earth" world very like our own, European astronomers said on Wednesday.

In a paper evaluated by f1000 Medicine, six studies tested relationships between reminders of money, social exclusion and physical pain.

Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand. The planet, one of 300 now known to exist outside of the solar system, is the first that is confirmed to be rocky like Earth.