Salt may weaken kidney immunity against bacteria
Eating more than the recommended amount of salt disrupts the antibacterial function of a type of immune cell, research in mice and humans has found.
Polio vaccination suspended amid COVID-19 outbreak
Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) stated that all vaccination campaigns will be suspended for the next six months.
Iran: Developing Stem Cell Therapy for COVID-19
Iran is developing a treatment method that could help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, with the help of stem cells.
Coronavirus Test Kit Made in Iran
A manager of a knowledge-based company in Iran said their domestically-developed coronavirus diagnostic test kit is ready.
Recovered patients from COVID-19 have partially reduced lung function
As the new coronavirus generally affects the lower respiratory tract, most of those infected exhibit a dry cough, shortness of breath or pneumonia.
Iran Sets Up Project to Produce Molybdenum-99
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran launched a national project to produce molybdenum-99, a radioisotope used to make radiopharmaceuticals.
White Dwarf Found That Once Was Two White Dwarfs
Astronomers have found a white dwarf that was once two white dwarfs. The pair of stars merged into one about 1.3 billion years ago. The resulting star, named WDJ0551+4135, is about 150 light years away.
Iran, WHO to fight against coronavirus
Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh met and held talks with Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva.
NASA Images Show Fall in China Pollution over Virus Shutdown
NASA satellite images show a dramatic fall in pollution over China that is "partly related" to the economic slowdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, the space agency said.
Atlanta Lab for Coronavirus Test Kits Feared to Be Contaminated
A top US federal scientist sounded the alarm about what he feared was contamination in an Atlanta lab where the government made test kits for the coronavirus, according to sources familiar with the situation in Atlanta.