New Method Found for Mapping Brain Activity
TEHRAN (FNA)- Building on their history of innovative brain-imaging techniques, scientists developed a new way to use light and chemistry to map brain activity in fully-awake, moving animals. ( 12:47:25 - 2013/04/12)

Blocking Immune Response Protein Helps Body Clear Chronic Infection
TEHRAN (FNA)- scientists showed that temporarily blocking a protein critical to immune response actually helps the body clear itself of chronic infection. ( 12:46:16 - 2013/04/12)

Smart Stem Cells for Heart Failure Patients
TEHRAN (FNA)- An international team of researchers demonstrated that therapy with cardiopoietic (cardiogenically-instructed) or "smart" stem cells can improve heart health for people suffering from heart failure. ( 11:41:59 - 2013/04/11)

Today's Adults Not as Healthy as Yesterday's
TEHRAN (FNA)- The adults of today are less "metabolically" healthy than their counterparts of previous generations despite their greater life expectancy, a new study suggested. ( 11:35:43 - 2013/04/11)

Official: Iran to Send Living Creatures into Space
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran's Space Agency (ISA) Hamid Fazeli announced that his agency plans to send more living creatures into the space on the back of an explorer rocket which consumes liquid fuel. ( 18:06:46 - 2013/04/10)

Month of Birth Impacts Immune System Development
TEHRAN (FNA)- Newborn babies' immune system development and levels of vitamin D have been found to vary according to their month of birth, according to new research. ( 10:17:29 - 2013/04/10)

New Link Found between Heart Disease and Red Meat
TEHRAN (FNA)- A compound abundant in red meat and added as a supplement to popular energy drinks has been found to promote atherosclerosis - or the hardening or clogging of the arteries - according to new research. ( 10:14:28 - 2013/04/10)

Iran Unveils New Hi-Tech Radiomedicines
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled five new home-made radiomedicines in a ceremony here in Tehran on Tuesday. ( 10:48:41 - 2013/04/09)

Are You Genetically Predisposed to Laziness?
TEHRAN (FNA)- Studies show 97 percent of American adults get less than 30 minutes of exercise a day, which is the minimum recommended amount based on federal guidelines. ( 09:50:11 - 2013/04/09)

Artificial Leaf' Gains Ability to Self-Heal
TEHRAN (FNA)- Another innovative feature has been added to the world's first practical "artificial leaf," making the device even more suitable for providing people in developing countries and remote areas with electricity, scientists reported. ( 09:49:41 - 2013/04/09)

Stress in Womb Linked to Adult Mood Disorders
TEHRAN (FNA)- Exposure of the developing fetus to excessive levels of stress hormones in the womb can cause mood disorders in later life and now, for the first time, researchers have found a mechanism that may underpin this process. ( 10:43:27 - 2013/04/08)

Do Cells in Our Bodies Smell Food We Eat?
TEHRAN (FNA)- In a discovery suggesting that odors may have a far more important role in life than previously believed, scientists have found that heart, blood, lung and other cells in the body have the same receptors for sensing odors that exist in the nose. ( 10:24:59 - 2013/04/08)

Iran to Unveil New Hi-Tech Products, Radiomedicines
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Nasrin Soltankhah said the country plans to display its latest scientific achievements, which include several high-tech products and new radiomedicines, in the near future. ( 15:58:47 - 2013/04/07)

Bumblebees Use Logic to Find Best Flowers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), have discovered why bees copy each other when looking for nectar - and the answer is remarkably simple. ( 10:41:21 - 2013/04/07)