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
The teams of women from all around Iran are getting ready to compete in an international race in Anzali Lagoon in the northern Iranian province of Gilan. Dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft which has its roots in an ancient folk ritual of contending villagers, which has been held for over 2000 years throughout southern...Read More
TEHRAN – The amount of herbal medicine consumption in Iran has increased by 1.5 percent, head of the natural products department at Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said. Natural and herbal medicines constitute 4 percent of the total amount of medicines used in the country, Nasimonline quoted Mahnaz Khanavi as saying on Tuesday. People’s willingness to use natural and herbal medicines has increased in...Read More
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, women make up about 43 percent of the agricultural labor force worldwide, and in some countries they make up 80 percent of all farmers. In addition to tending crops, most women — particularly in the Global South — are also responsible for seed saving, animal husbandry, grain...Read More
In order to boost self-identity and national happiness among girls, the presidential department for women’s and family affairs in cooperation with some other organizations and ministries is going to hold different programs. The programs are scheduled to commemorate the dignity of Iranian girls by marking the National Girls’ Day, July 15, Mehr reported. One of...Read More
