Noninvasive brain scans have led to basic science discoveries about the human brain, but they've had only limited impacts on people's day-to-day lives. A review article highlights a number of recent studies showing that brain imaging can help predict an individual's future learning, criminality, health-related behaviors, and response to drug or behavioral treatments. The technology may offer opportunities to personalizeRead more

Scientists published a compendium of data obtained after the simultaneous research of three supernovas and of their corresponding Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB) enabling to contrast statistically that the supernovas associated with GRB emit greater quantities of nickel compared to those not linked to GRB. An international consortium, in which the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Ikerbasque and CSIC are participating,Read more

An Iranian researcher from Tehran University built a sensor which can diagnose allergy and HIV in early stages. "I have been working in this field for four years, two years of which were dedicated to research and production of the allergy sensor, and the other two years were spent on developing a sensor for diagnosing other diseases," Somayyeh Khezrian, aRead more

 Investigators working to unravel the impact of genetics versus environment on traits such as obesity may also need to consider a new factor: when individuals were born. In the current issue of PNAS Early Edition a multi-institutional research team reports finding that the impact of a variant in the FTO gene that previous research has linked to obesity risk largelyRead more

Molecular network in autism spectrum disorders Molecular, Genomics, Stanford Center for Genomics TEHRAN (FNA)- A team of researchers identified a molecular network that comprises many of the genes previously shown to contribute to autism spectrum disorders. The findings by a team of American scientists provide a map of some of the crucial protein interactions that contribute to autism and willRead more

A new strategy for treating an inherited form of dementia has been identified after researchers attempted to turn stem cells derived from patients into the neurons most affected by the disease. Belgian researchers have identified a new strategy for treating an inherited form of dementia after attempting to turn stem cells derived from patients into the neurons most affected byRead more

A study has shown for the first time that the building blocks of proteins can be assembled without instructions from DNA or messenger RNA (mRNA). A protein, Rqc2, was found playing a role similar to that of mRNA and specifying which amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, to be added in cell mechanism. “In this case, we have aRead more

Not all obese people develop metabolic problems TEHRAN (FNA)- New research demonstrates that obesity does not always go hand in hand with metabolic changes in the body that can lead to diabetes, heart disease and stroke. In a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, researchers found that a subset of obese people do not have commonRead more

Iranian researchers from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad succeeded in the production of biodiesel fuel from soya oil to reduce pollutions caused by fossil fuels. They have suggested a nanocatalyst that facilitates and speeds up the synthesis process. Researchers try to replace fossil fuels with alternative ones due to the shortage of fossil fuels and pollutions caused by them. Biodiesel isRead more

Iran is producing a new type of artificial wood and oil paint from urban and agricultural waste materials, the country's researchers announced. One of the researchers said that the plan has been designed based on Iran's unavoidable need to protect the environment. The researcher went on to say that the method is economical, protects the environment, uses the material andRead more