Scientists at Iran’s Royan Research Institute has succeeded in producing the country’s third cloned goat belonging to Murcia-Granada breed of goat. Dr. Mahdi Hajian, Head of Embryology Department at Isfahan Campus of Royan Research Institute, made the announcement asserting “following successful cloning of Saanen and Alpine goats, we sought to clone a third one from […]

 Exercise can help smokers finally kick the habit, suggests new research. The study reveals that even moderate intensity exercise markedly reduces the severity of nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Experts at St George’s University of London, have examined the mechanism underlining exercise’s way of protecting the body against nicotine dependence and withdrawal. The study reveals that even […]

TEHRAN — A hospital named after world-class Iranian neurosurgeon Majid Samii was officially opened in Shenzhen, China, on December 18.  In appreciation of the valuable scientific services of Professor Samii in training hundreds of brain and neurological surgeons in China the 1,000-bed Shenzhen Samii medical mega hospital was named after Samii in 2015 who has […]

NASA on Wednesday announced two finalists for billion-dollar robotic missions — one to explore a comet and another Saturn’s moon Titan — with a launch by the winner planned in the 2020s. “These are tantalizing investigations that seek to answer some of the biggest questions in our solar system today,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator […]

Children exposed to coarse particulate matter may be more likely to develop asthma and to be treated in an ER or be hospitalized for the condition, according to new research. Children exposed to coarse particulate matter may be more likely to develop asthma and to be treated in an ER or be hospitalized for the […]

TEHRAN – A bill on banning violence against women will be presented to the Majlis (Iranian parliament) next week, said Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s and family affairs. The budget allocated to women in key ministries such as the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and the Ministry of Health is at […]

It took more than 10 years of painstaking work, grinding an Australian rock containing fossils smaller than the eye could see, to confirm the earliest direct evidence of life on Earth, scientists said Monday. The 3.5-billion-year-old fossils — many narrower than a human hair — are described in the Proceedings of the National Academy of […]

TEHRAN  – Cancer therapies often target cells that grow rapidly, such as stem cells, but in studying how stomach cancers occur, researchers found that even when the stomach isn’t able to make stem cells, other cells in the stomach can begin to divide and contribute to precancerous lesions. Rapidly dividing, yet aberrant stem cells are […]

 SpaceX’s first flight with a pre-flown booster for NASA was a success. After launch, SpaceX successfully touched down its used Falcon 9 rocket at the company’s ground-based Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral. This marks the 14th landing SpaceX has pulled off this year, and the second time this particular vehicle has landed following take […]

On December 7, a solemn event dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held at the Palace of International Forums “Uzbekiston”. It was attended by the state and public figures, representatives of science, culture, art, sport and public, embassies of foreign countries and representative offices […]