Children who grow up near green space have up to 55 percent less risk of developing various mental disorders later in life, a Danish study suggested. Based on satellite data from 1985 to 2013, researchers from Aarhus University mapped the presence of green space around the childhood homes of almost one million Danes from birth...Read More

 The Iranian girls started the 2019 Kuban Spring Women U19 Tournament on a high note on Friday. Iran edged past Belarus 1-0 in their opener at the “Sputnik-Sport” Stadium in Sochi, Russia. Fatemeh Shaban scored the only goal of the match in the 4th minute. Katayoun Khosrowyar’s girls will face hosts Russia on Sunday. Earlier...Read More

The passage of time is an opportunity to build a bridge between human beings, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has said in message to a Tehran celebration on Noruz. Noruz is the beginning of a new year and a wave of spring. While we are all eagerly awaiting the warmer days and resurrection of nature again,...Read More

Laleh Bakhtiar is an Iranian-American Muslim author, translator and clinical psychologist. She is also the first American woman to present a critical translation of holy Quran in English.  Born on July 29, 1938, in Tehran, Iran, to an Iranian father and American mother, she grew up in Los Angeles and Washington D.C. Bakhtiar has a...Read More

Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia can cause a wide range of symptoms, some of which can be very subtle. If left untreated the condition can cause health problems, so it’s essential to see a doctor if you think you might be anemic. Here are the symptoms to look out for. Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin,...Read More

Women who work long hours have a higher risk of depression than men, a new study found. Researchers at UCL and Queen Mary University of London, the UK, found women who work more than 55 hours a week had more symptoms of depression than women working a standard 35 to 40 hour week, independent.co.uk reported....Read More

 Acclaimed Iranian drama “Dressage” won the College Students Prize of the 29th Ciné Junior International Youth Cinema Festival in Paris, the organizers announced on Monday. Directed by Puya Badkubeh, “Dressage” was selected as best film at the Iranian Film Festival in the Czech capital of Prague in January. The film is about Golsa and her...Read More

 Pakistan’s University of Karachi will host the fifth round of Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP), organised by Mustafa Science and Technology Foundation in a bid to highlight Muslim female scientists’ contribution to the health sector. The four-day event that will kick off on Wednesday February 27 at the University of Karachi will investigate how...Read More

 Fifty percent of Iranian women over the age of 45, and 90 percent over the age of 75, suffer osteoporosis, IRNA quoted Mina Kermani, rheumatologist, as saying on Sunday. Osteoporosis is referred to as the silent epidemic disease of the century, she noted. Currently, 7 million Iranian people suffer osteoporosis, stated Kermani, adding that osteoporosis...Read More

 Women of the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan are to be trained in several workshops equipped by Japan. The workshops aim at better training of women living in the deprived areas of the province, IRNA reported. An amount of 75,000 euros has been allocated by Japanese Embassy in Iran to supply equipment used in the workshops....Read More