TEHRAN (ANA)- A healthy lifestyle that involves moderate alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, regular physical activity, healthy sleep and frequent social connection, while avoiding smoking and too much sedentary behaviour, reduces the risk of depression, new research by the University of Cambridge and Fudan University has found.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Buck researchers discovered that chemicals in cooked foods, AGEs, increase hunger and impact health.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich have shown that increased deep sleep is of particular benefit to the cardiovascular system: targeted stimulation with brief tones during deep sleep causes the heart -- in particular the left ventricle -- to contract and relax more vigorously.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A new study led by the University of Leipzig Medical Center indicates that consumption of high-dose dietary prebiotics leads to a reduction in reward-related brain activation in response to high-calorie food stimuli.

TEHRAN (ANA)- An Iranian researcher and a faculty member of Islamic Azad University has succeeded in designing and manufacturing an electronic device that reduces 250 to 600 grams of weight per day.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers, led by Steven Van Dyken, PhD, an assistant professor of pathology & immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, found in mice that digesting chitin, an abundant dietary fiber in insect exoskeletons and also mushrooms and crustacean shells, engages the immune system.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A review of hundreds of studies by the University of British Columbia finds limited rigorous research behind many happiness hacks.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists at the École Centrale de Lyon in France have found the mechanism by which a human being can run a marathon in less than two hours.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Using brain imaging, scientists at the University of Leipzig discover reduced brain aging after just 18 months of healthy diet and exercise.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers in cooperation with researchers and engineers from other countries are implementing the quantum music project hoping that they will link music and quantum physics to make the genre of quantum music available to the public by 2025.