Jamileh Sadeghi Jamileh Sadeghi was born into a large family of eight brothers and sisters in 1958 in Karaj, not far from Tehran. She is now the CEO of Iran’s first-ever all female taxi service; it is both owned and operated by an all-women workforce. Early on, her father, who was a farmer, recognized that...Read More
The Iranian scientists have lately succeeded in transforming certain harmful cells in the nervous system into other types of cells causing the reconstruction of the damaged myelin in patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The new study, carried out at a joint venture by Tarbiat Modares University, Royan Institute and University of Science and Culture,...Read More
TEHRAN – Some 70,000 artists and artisans are currently working in 60 fields of handicrafts across Kerman province. “In support of artisans and to cherish World Handicraft Day, a total of 100 crafts stalls will be running across the province from June 10 to 17,” the provincial tourism chief Gholamreza Farrokhi said. The sales exhibits...Read More
Doctors may be turning away from medication and headed toward more holistic methods to treat cancer survivors who suffer from severe insomnia. Research suggests up to 60 percent of cancer survivors have trouble falling asleep or suffer from chronic insomnia because of cancer treatments like chemotherapy and steroids, as well as psychological distress, Fox News...Read More
Researchers have developed a blood test that can predict a pregnant woman’s risk of preterm delivery with up to 80 percent accuracy. The test is not ready for prime time, stressed senior researcher Stephen Quake, a professor at Stanford University in California, UPI wrote. It still has to be validated in larger studies of more...Read More
TEHRAN — Some 70 new centers for emergency social services will be launched and developed nationwide by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019), Reza Ja’fari, the director of Emergency Social Services Organization, has said. “Last year, 150 centers for emergency social services were established, and we are planning to add 70 more centers by the end of the current year,” Fars quoted Ja’farias saying on...Read More
Martha Benavente, from Tucurú, a small municipality in Guatemala trained for six months to become a solar engineer, and she is bursting with energy. She can’t wait to start building solar lamps so that her community can have sustainable energy at last. One solar lamp could sell for up to 200 Quetzals, a lucrative business...Read More
The inefficient breakdown of fats predicts later weight gain and metabolic complications such as type 2 diabetes in women, researchers reported in the journal Cell Metabolism. According to Science Daily, low levels of hormone-stimulated lipolysis — a biochemical process by which triglycerides are broken down into energy-rich fatty acids — were associated with weight gain...Read More
Tehran, June 2, IRNA – Iranian female disabled shooter Sareh Javanmardi has been nominated for top player title by International Paralympic Committee (IPC). According to Iran Sports Federation for the Disabled, IPC listed Javanmardi as one of the top 5 athletes in May. IPC nominated Javanmardi due to her performance in South Korea competitions in...Read More
