The human impact from the wrangling between Iran and the West over its nuclear program could fall first in nuclear medicine clinics around the country, where hundreds of cancer patients a week…
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Scientists Demystify Enzyme Responsible for Drug, Food Metabolism
For the first time, scientists have been able to “freeze in time” a mysterious process by which a critical enzyme metabolizes drugs and chemicals in food. By recreating this process in the…
Iran to Export MS Drug to Syria, Armenia, Russia
Iran plans to start exports of its home-made Multiple Sclerosis (MS) medication to Syria, Armenia and Russia by next month, manager of the Iranian MS drug manufacturing company said on Saturday. “The…
Iran to Establish Nanometrology Center Soon
Iran plans to establish a nanometrology center in the near future, Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Nasrin Soltankhah announced. “In order to study the standards of the products manufactured in the…
Iran Eying Stronger Medical Tourism
Head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Mines Mohammad Nahavandian underlined Iran’s high capacity for attracting tourists who come to the country for medical purposes, and said that the country is…
Scientists Discover Miraculous Effects of Right Food
Scientists announced that the results of their recent diet study showed that multiple, rather than just single, foods with anti-inflammatory effects greatly reduce inflammation in the body, decrease bad cholesterol by 33%,…
Watermelon Lowers Blood Pressure
Food scientists announced that the result of their pilot study suggests that watermelon can be an effective natural weapon against prehypertension, a precursor to cardiovascular disease. No matter how you slice it,…
Iran Opens Center for Mass-Production of Optical Bio-Implants
The world’s first center for mass-production of optical bio-implants was officially inaugurated in a ceremony attended by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here in Tehran on Saturday. Producing optical bio-implants would be a revolution…
Iran to Set Up Special Medical Centers in Pakistan
Iran announced that it plans to set up three special medical centers in three different provinces of Pakistan to help the flood-hit people of the South Asian country. The agreement for the…
Iran, Ukraine Discuss Ways to Develop Health Cooperation
Iranian and Ukrainian officials in a meeting in Kiev on Saturday explored avenues for bolstering mutual cooperation between the two countries in different areas of health, including hygiene and medical affairs. “The…
Electrified Nano-Filter Promises to Cut Costs for Clean Drinking Water
With almost one billion people lacking access to clean and safe drinking water, nano-scientists reported development and successful initial tests of an inexpensive new filtering technology that kills up to 98 percent…
Scientists Develop Method to Detect Early Signs of Lung Cancer
Scientists announced that they have developed a method to detect early signs of lung cancer by examining cheek cells in humans using pioneering biophotonics technology. Early detection is critical for improving cancer…
Iranian Researchers Make Breakthrough in Treating Pulmonary Infections
Iranian researchers at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Tarbiat Modarres University collaborated in providing better chances for the patients suffering from cystic fibrosis lung infections. The…
Researchers Create Experimental Vaccine for Alzheimer’s
Scientists said they have created an experimental vaccine against beta-amyloid, the small protein that forms plaques in the brain and is believed to contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Compared with…
Iran to buy Russian nuclear medicine
“Iran and Russia have had agreements on producing nuclear medicine, under which a Russian-made radioisotope sample will be sent to Iran for testing and if we find it up to our standards…