Study found women who used them every day had babies who were twice as likely to be overweight by age 1 year. Pregnant women who drink artificially sweetened drinks every day may be more likely to give birth to heavier babies who are then more likely to become overweight children, researchers report. “Infants born to women...Read More
The 16th national conference on environmental impact assessment will be held in Tehran on February 20-21, Mehr news agency reported on Monday. The event is held annually to address different environmental issues. It is organized by the Iranian Association for Environmental Assessment in cooperation with the environment and sustainable development research center and the Department...Read More
The welfare Organization has conducted hearing screening test on 1.210 million newborns since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2018), Mehr news agency reported on Monday. In the Iranian calendar year 1395 (March 2016-March 2017), hearing screening test for 3 to 5 year-old children have been carried out for the first...Read More
The national document on sexual health education and training is being prepared by the Ministry of Education in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, Tasnim reported on Tuesday. A meeting was held in this regard on Sunday with officials from the Ministry of Science, the Ministry of...Read More
Patients with type 2 diabetes should be prescribed physical activity to control blood sugar and improve heart health. That is one of the recommendations in a position paper of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), a branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The paper is published in the European Journal of Preventive...Read More
An exhibition of photos and documents featuring major events occurring over 73 years of relations between Iran and the United Nations opened on Monday at a complex in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah. Tehran and the northwestern city of Tabriz were the previous hosts of the exhibit in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Maria Dotsenko,...Read More
The effects of art and peace on sustainable development will be discussed during a conference, which will open at the Qasr Museum Garden in Tehran on Thursday. The Art, Peace and Sustainable Development Conference will be organized by the Honarnamay-e Aban Art and Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Art and Cultural Organization of the...Read More
The Ministry of Education has developed a plan to build small sports halls in girls’ schools, Deputy Education Minister Rezvan Hakimzadeh said here on Saturday. Constructing sports halls, in an area of 250sqm, follows the goal of fulfilling national “document on fundamental transformation of education and physical education”, IRNA quoted Hakimzadeh as saying. The measure...Read More
World’s top animations will be featured in different sections of the 11th Tehran International Animation Festival (TIAF). International Section of the festival will host animated works that have been awarded in world-known festivals including Cannes, Annecy, Hiroshima, Zagreb and also were nominated for the Best Short Animation of Academy Award 2019, IRNA wrote. ‘This Magnificent...Read More
Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council plans to hold Karno, a nanotechnology an entrepreneurship event, at three universities in the cities of Karaj, Tehran and Kerman in February. The events are organized by Amirkabir University of Technology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman and Instructor Training Center and Technical and Vocational Researches of Karaj. Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council...Read More
