The State Welfare Organization will implement a door-to-door program to identify and create an accurate database on addicts in the country from late March, said Majid Rezazadeh, head of SWO’s…
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During the first 10 months of the current year that ends in March, the theft rate fell by 13% compared to the same period last year, said Colonel Abbasali Mohammadian, Tehran Province Police Chief…
Dense fog brought power cuts to many residential and office buildings in 11 counties in Khuzestan Province since Friday night. “Dense fog (100% humidity) is cited as the main cause for the power…
The DMFT (decayed, missing, or filled teeth) index for teeth among children under 12 in Iran is on the rise, said Kazem Khosravi, member of the Iranian Academy of Cosmetic and Restorative…
About 70% of all nomads in the country are now literate. “The figure was only 27% in the year 1987,” said Karamali Qandali, head of the state-run Iran Nomad Affairs Organization (INAO), on the…
The cold weather in winter can lead to cardiac problems which could be deadly, particularly for those who are already suffering from a heart condition. It has been observed that there is a spike…
Every day, 80 infants with some form of disability are born in the country. That equals to over 30,000 new disabilities per year.
“Premarital genetic testing is the key to reducing the…
Behnam Daheshpour Charity Organization will hold its annual New Year festival in support of cancer patients February 14-17 at Talash Cultural-Sports Complex in Tehran. The festival has been held…
Iran Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO) has plans to collect DNA samples from people working in hazardous and risky jobs.
“DNA profiling is usually for two main reasons: to help…
The HPV vaccine, which protects against several strains of the human papillomavirus, shows potential for preventing new spots of skin cancer from popping up in people who have had skin cancer in…
Professor Hossein Farhady, applied linguist and professor at Istanbul Yeditepe University has presented a model of Learning Oriented Assessment (LOA) to enhance the process of learning rather than…
A tunnel collapse killed two workers building a new station for Qom Province metro network, news outlets reported on Thursday. The fatal accident happened when a concrete cladding on a tunnel fell…
The Chinese city of Nanjing is getting a Vertical Forest, a set of two buildings stylized with around 1,100 trees and a combination of over 2,500 shrubs and plants. But it's not all about how it…
Urmia Lake will most likely fail to reach an ecological balance by 2023 due to the drying up of funds for related projects, the head of the Urmia Lake Restoration Program said.
Speaking at…
A majority of Americans oppose US President Donald Trump's plan to eliminate environmental regulations that combat climate change, according to a new poll, underscoring skepticism about his oft-…
A water transfer project aimed at restoring the imperiled Shadegan Wetland in Khuzestan Province is expected to be complete by mid-June, said a top environment figure.
Protected under…
Volunteers in New Zealand are racing to rescue survivors after more than 400 pilot whales beached themselves.
About 300 stranded whales died overnight at Farewell Spit, on the South Island…
Iran has been given the task of polio vaccine production required for immunization against the disease in polio-endemic countries such as Afghanistan and Pakistan by the World Health Organization…
New research suggests that using physical or verbal abuse to punish a child may encourage risky behavior in adolescence, leading to lower educational attainment.
The number of knowledge-based organizations has increased due to encouragement and support from the government to specialized human resources to set up such companies.
The National Brain Awareness Week will be observed in Iran from February 19-25, ahead of its global celebration from March 13-19.
“The symbolic week is hosted globally every year, and the…
As the weather forecast predicts snowfall and icy conditions on Thursday and Friday (Feb 9-10) on the mountainous roads leading to the northern parts of the country, therefore people should avoid…
The third floor of a Tehran University building housing the Department of Dentistry, located in Shanzdah Azar Street, Enqelab Square, caught fire on Wednesday afternoon. Repair work was going on…
To reach seriously-ill patients fast enough in the capital where regular ambulances usually get stuck in the traffic snarls, around 400 motorbike ambulances are planned to be added to the…
About 8% of all university students are regular smokers, said Dr Mojtaba Sedighi, head of the Student Affairs Organization at the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.
He hoped that…
