Iran plans to unveil a new navigation system in the near future, said the CEO of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC).

A baby's immune system kicks into high gear immediately after birth, a new study found.

Vaping can damage vital immune system cells and may be more harmful than previously thought, a study suggested.

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, women make up about 43 percent of the agricultural labor force worldwide, and in some countries they make up 80 percent of all farmers. In addition to tending crops, most women — particularly in the Global South — are also responsible for seed saving, animal husbandry, grain processing, and other tasks related to growing food. This is in addition to cooking, cleaning, and taking care of sick elders and children.

Researchers have discovered a virus may help an aging immune system, based on research involving mice.

The core of the famed Ant Nebula is home to a double star system, according to new research by an international team of astronomers.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a computer interface that can transcribe words that the user verbalizes internally but does not actually speak aloud.

Russia has successfully test-launched a new upgraded anti-ballistic missile system days after it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Iranians on Sunday marked the 39th anniversary of establishment of Islamic Republic which was founded following the collapse of the US-backed Pahlavi regime in 1979.

A new UC San Francisco study has shown that a cancer-killing (‘oncolytic’) virus currently in clinical trials may function as a cancer vaccine — in addition to killing some cancer cells directly, the virus alerts the immune system to the presence of a tumor, triggering a powerful, widespread immune response that kills cancer cells far outside the virus-infected region.

A team of researchers has developed an ultrasound-based system that can non-invasively and remotely control genetic processes in live immune T cells so that they recognize and kill cancer cells.

Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are making preliminary plans for an interstellar mission, the agency's first.

Despite the many impressive discoveries humans have made about the Universe, scientists are still unsure about the birth story of our solar system.

People who inherit genetic changes which alter the function of their immune system are at increased risk of developing Hodgkin lymphoma, a major new study reports.

Encouraging patients to help write and add notes to their personal medical charts—a task typically handled only by medical professionals—may help patients feel more involved with their own care and improve relationships with their doctors, a new study found.