Science & Technology

The World Health Organization has urged governments to put in place tougher rules for electronic cigarettes.   The UN health agency urged governments to limit advertising of the devices and ban their sale to minors. The report documents the findings…

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have suggested the women who experience breastfeeding to their baby could benefit lower risk of post-natal depression.   The study of nearly 1400 mothers indicated that among those ones who started to breastfeed their…

A course on Shia studies will be included in the curriculum of the Historical and Contemporary Studies Department at the Theology Faculty of Sodertorn University in Stockholm, Sweden.   David Thurfjell, Swedish associate professor in religious studies and author of…

New research has suggested that men who eat more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week benefit lower risk of prostate cancer.   British scientists found that those men who consume a variety of tomato products such as fresh tomatoes,…

New research led by the University of Leicester has examined the cellular mechanisms that underlie hearing loss and tinnitus triggered by exposure to loud sound.   It has demonstrated that physical changes in myelin itself -the coating of the auditory…

A smart prayer rug has been recently presented in Dagestan.The prayer rug is equipped with sensors that help Muslims not to lose count of rak’at and correctly perform all the movements.   According to the inventor, if a believer makes…