By Milena Nikolova and Boris Nikolaev* For many people, job loss can be a catastrophe with far-reaching negative psychological and economic consequences. Unemployment leads to lower earnings, worse physical and mental health, and lasting unhappiness for those directly affected. The negative psychological consequences of unemployment can even spill over to spouses and children. In a...Read More

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Young Iranian practitioners bagged 4 more medals, including the first gold, on the second day of their participation in World Junior Wushu Championships, held in Brasilia. Junior wushu athletes snatched one gold, one silver and 2 bronze medals in different forms of Taolu. Sogand Golshani collected 9.11 points in the...Read More

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Short film ‘Fermysk’ directed by Maryam Pirband won the Best Female Director Award at International Independent Shorts Awards in USA. Produced by Maj-Sam Productions in Los Angeles, ‘Fermysk’ recounts the story of a young pregnant Kurdish girl survived an ISIL attack. She comes out of Kurdistan with a group of refugees...Read More

Smell receptors found throughout the body could help diagnose and treat diseases, including cancer, according to a new review of studies. Researchers from the Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany, after examining more than 200 studies, determined that olfactory receptors — proteins that bind to odors aiding in the sense of smell — perform many unknown functions...Read More