There are 1.2 million people in Iran living with some type of a rare disease, said Dr. Ali Davoudian, founder of the Rare Disease Foundation of Iran (RADOIR). "Out of this number, only 50,000 use…
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Ocean scientists will pick 50 coral reefs worldwide to test ways of limiting damage from climate change, pollution and overfishing that threaten to wipe out 90% of all reefs by 2050, according to…
The borders of Aras Free Trade Zone in northwestern Iran will be redrawn to eliminate areas that overlap protected zones, a senior official of the Department of Environment said.
The illegal trade of Luristan newt, a salamander species endemic to the southern Zagros mountains in Iran, always spikes in the weeks leading up to the Iranian New Year (Norouz), which begins on…
A beached whale in Ramin Port in Chabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan Province, is said to have died of wounds from abandoned fish traps, also called ghost nets.
Early this week, villagers and…
Decades-old regulations and a lack of laws have contributed to years of environmental degradation that has now plagued Iran, according to a legal expert at the Department of Environment.
US environmental chief, Scott Pruitt, has unveiled plans to roll back at least three rules set by the previous administration at the EPA while vowing to give businesses “regulatory certainty”.…
There is good news for those suffering from stress-related sleep issues. Prebiotics and dietary fibers found naturally in foods like raw leeks, garlic and onions – may help improve sleep and…
A standard autism screening test is now available online for children above the age of two on the State Welfare Organization website.
The test includes a set of 10 questions to help parents…
In the first 10 months of the current fiscal year that ends in March, more than 330,000 calls were made to the national addiction helpline, and 320,000 (98.3%) callers were provided with…
More than 25% of Iranian men and 4% of women are regular smokers. On the other hand the major cause for half of all deaths in the country is cardiovascular diseases which are closely associated…
The number of nature schools has surpassed 40 in the country, said Fariba Rezaei, head of the Education and Public Participation Office at the Department of Environment. “There are three nature…
Finnish officials want to remove school subjects from the curriculum. There will no longer be any classes in physics, math, literature, history, or geography. Finland’s education system is…
There are 664 foreign students from 36 countries currently studying in Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), most of whom are from China, Indonesia, India and Pakistan. Three US…
An exhibition to present products by female breadwinners will open next week at Tehran’s Goftegoo Park, said Fahimeh Firouzgar, director of the Office for Empowerment of Women Breadwinners at…
Nearly half the physician fraternity in the country is comprised of women.
“The government prioritized gender equality, and currently 49% of the doctors in Iran are women,” said Vice…
More than half a decade after its announcement, Tehran’s first-ever suspended bridge in Nahj-ol-Balagheh Park will be ready for use during the Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays (March 21-April 2…
According to a new report published by Allied Market Research titled “The Luxury Hotel Market” was valued at $15.5 billion in 2015 and is projected to reach $20.4 billion by 2022, growing at a…
Tabriz's century-old train station has been inscribed on the National Heritage List, thanks to its place in Iran's railroad history and unique architecture.
Pakistan International Airlines is investigating how seven extra passengers were allowed to stand in the aisles on a flight to Saudi Arabia.
PIA Spokesman Danyal Gilani told BBC that “the…
Entities providing accommodation to Chinese tourists illegally have been identified by Tehran’s tourism authorities and suspended until the final decision is made by the Inbound Tourism Safety and…
For long, chemicals and additives have been a part of our packaged food and we’ve either not known or have been ignorant. But it is high time we start reading the back of the label and know what…
A total of 22,000 birth certificates for people deemed “stateless” were issued between 2013 and 2016 after their Iranian nationality was ascertained by the National Organization for Civil…
The head of the communicable diseases care center at the Health Ministry reiterated on Saturday that avian flu remains acute in 15 provinces of the country, warning people to practice caution…
A new molecular study reveals for the first time that high blood sugar damages an important enzyme, called migration inhibitory factor (MIF) that is involved with how the immune system responds in…
