Ali Hamedani

1 week ago | g1.globo.com | Edison Veiga |Ali Hamedani

"Quarenta e cinco anos atrás, nenhum dos revolucionários poderia imaginar que chegaria o dia em que as pessoas os veriam [os líderes] como criminosos", diz Sadegh Zibakalam. Ele é um dos milhões de iranianos que saíram às ruas do país para protestar durante a Revolução Islâmica de 1979. Mas passadas mais de quatro décadas da data, muitos jovens estão questionando os líderes do Irã, a revolução e aqueles que a apoiaram.

3 weeks ago | unherd.com | David Rose |Ali Hamedani

Home OfficeIranNational securityRefugeesglasgowUKWar Over the past three years, at least 20 Iranian terrorist plots have been detected on British soil. Some have involved members of organised criminal gangs, and targeted both prominent Jews and Iranian opposition journalists. All these plots depend on networks of spies, who conduct surveillance on behalf of the regime. Until now, little has been known about how or where these agents are recruited.

2 months ago | nature.com | Alan Huang |Ali Hamedani

AbstractThe visual system affects circadian rhythms, and both visual and sleep difficulties are common in older adults. This study examines the association between visual impairment, age-related eye disease, and sleep disturbances among older adults in the United States. This cross-sectional study used Round 11 of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). Vision was assessed using self-report and objective assessments (distance and near acuity, contrast sensitivity).

Feb 26, 2025 | rawa.org | David Rose |Ali Hamedani

By David Rose and Ali Hamedani Taliban. The word is synonymous with religious fundamentalism — vividly clear since the militants swept back into Kabul in August 2021. Amid public executions and gender apartheid, there has been an intensifying war on free speech. Since the Taliban returned to power, media have been censored and radio stations in particular forced off the air. Yet, curiously, one foreign broadcaster endures: the BBC.

Jun 1, 2024 | aao.org | Judy Gelman Myers |Ali Hamedani |Victoria S Pelak |Robert Sergott

Clinical Update The Challenges of Vision Care in Alzheimer Disease Patients Insights into how Alzheimer disease—and the drugs used to treat it—can affect eye health.