The Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operation Company has replaced the old magnetic tickets with QR (quick response) code tickets, the company said on Thursday.
“As of today, the one-way…
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Music is not just food for our soul, it turns out that our immune system laps it up too, as concluded by a recent study presented by Dr. Daisy Fancourt at the British Science Festival on Friday.…
Latest reports have it that more than 1 million square meters of shopping area is under construction across Tehran, namely in the upscale districts.
Despite all the efforts and solutions to prevent and control addiction, the country has failed to achieve the desired results, said the head of the State Welfare Organization on Wednesday.
The First International Iran-France Genetics Symposium hosted 90 prominent researchers and scientists in the field of genetic sciences from both countries. It aimed to provide a platform for…
The government has allocated $113 million for milk distribution in schools in the new school year that starts on September 23, said Hassan Rokni, deputy agricultural jihad minister for livestock…
A new campaign ‘Together for Sustainable Development Goals’ was launched in Tehran on September 13 by prominent Iranian artists and celebrities, IRNA reported. The campaign aims to introduce and…
The first study to look at the effect of social media on memory suggests that more people may want to be sharing more.
Memory researchers have long-known that when people write about…
The Tehran Fire Department has become the official representative of Iran at the International Technical Committee for the Prevention and Extinction of Fire (Comité Technique International de…
In smoking households spending on tobacco usually contributes heavily to total household expenditure, imposing an unwanted burden on their budget.
Official figures indicate that almost 15%…
Reasearchers at Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) have produced an active antibacterial packaging material with better chemical, bioactive and food preserving properties compared with…
Compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs contain cancer-causing chemicals including mercury, but they are harmless to health as long as they remain unbroken, said Ali Gourani head of the Health Ministry’s…
The rate of premature deaths due to cardiovascular diseases remains high, said Health Minister Seyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi.
The rate of violent crimes is increasing in Tehran’s outskirts, said the head of Research Department of Iran Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO) on Tuesday.
“Based on the number of…
Infectious diseases continue to pose a major public health threat in South Sudan. Adding to the chronic burden of disease, regular outbreaks further threaten people’s health. “In a conflict…
Iran’s annual water deficit is about 5.7 billion cubic meters, which officials hope to compensate by 2021.
Locusts’ invasion of 6,000 hectares of Hamoun County in Sistan-Baluchestan Province and its wetlands has come to an end, according to a provincial official.
Since late August, a swarm of…
Iran and Austria signed another memorandum of understanding centered on environmental issues late Tuesday in Vienna, seven months after inking an agreement in Tehran.
Massoumeh Ebtekar, the…
Campaigners have criticized the UK government for rejecting calls by MPs for greater action on air pollution. Describing air pollution as a “public health emergency”, MPs had told ministers in…
The rate of marriage in Iran has been of the descending order for the fifth year in a row, causing concern among families and public authorities alike.
Up until 2010, the rate of marriage…
At the dinner table, babies do a lot more than play with their sippy cups, new research suggests.
Babies pay close attention to what food is being eaten around them -- and especially who is…
A growing body of research is revealing gender divides in the language of sport.
A computer analysis of several thousand interviews with tennis players shows that in post-game press…
Scientists at Dr. Jahangir Pharmaceutical Company, an Iranian knowledge-based firm, have produced a herbal ointment to treat bedsores and infected wounds. Tests have proved the ointment to be…
Iran Pasteur Institute (IPI) has plans to increase production of hepatitis B vaccine and expand supply to target groups including prisoners and healthcare staff, said Dr Hooman Kaghaziyan, deputy…
Researchers at Tehran Islamic Azad University along with scientists at the Pastor Institute say a study they conducted shows that cold plasma (barely ionized) is capable of killing cancer cells in…
