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It's day one of a healthier, smarter, better you. You're full of zest and good intentions. You woke up at 5am to run before work, you read a book in your lunchbreak, and you listened to an English podcast on your commute. Now, fast forward three months. Life is getting in the way, and you've slipped into old habits… snoozing your alarm and eating chocolate for breakfast. Sound familiar?这是一个更...

Surely, they're called power naps for a reason? Aren't naps the key to feeling alert, improving your memory and just generally having a great life? Well, they can be, but things aren't quite that simple.  当然，它们被称为Power Naps是有原因的吗？ 是否会打到感到警觉，改善记忆力并一般过着美好生活的关键？ 好吧，它们可以，但是事情并不那么简单。  It is true that a short nap can help people be...

We often describe spring as a time of rebirth, renewal and awakening. Many trees are blossoming and early flowers are pushing through the earth.  我们经常将春天描述为重生，更新和觉醒的时期。 许多树木在开花，早期花在地上。  Things are coming to life!  事情正在栩栩如生！  When the weather turns warm, many people suffer from spring fever. Common “symptoms” of spring fever include...

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.  绿色本质上是重要的颜色。 它是草的颜色和树木上的叶子。 它也是大多数生长植物的颜色。  Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished.  有时，绿色一词意味着年轻，新鲜和成长。...

Researchers compared nearly 53,000 Wegovy patients to the same number of closely matched users of other weight-loss drugs.  研究人员将近53,000名Wegovy患者与其他减肥药物的密切匹配使用者进行了比较。 They found that during the first six months of use, first-time suicidal thoughts were reported by 0.11 percent of Wegovy users. That is compared to 0.43 percent of users of other drugs that do not b...

A large U.S. study found no evidence that taking Ozempic or Wegovy is tied to an increase in suicidal thoughts, researchers reported recently.  研究人员最近报道说，一项大型美国研究没有发现证据表明服用Ozempic或Wegovy与自杀思想的增加有关。  Both Ozempic for type 2 diabetes and the obesity treatment Wegovy have the same active ingredient, semaglutide.  用于2型糖尿病的Ozempic和肥胖治疗W...

The researchers say that the one-time therapy gives a working copy of that gene to the inner ear during a medical operation. Most of the children were treated in one ear, although one child in the two-person study was treated in both ears. 研究人员说，一次性疗法在医疗操作过程中将该基因的工作副本赋予了内耳。 尽管两人的研究中的一个孩子在两个耳朵中都接受了治疗，但大多数孩子都被一只耳朵接受治疗。 The...

Gene treatments are being credited with permitting several children born with deafness to hear again.  允许几个患有耳聋的孩子再次听到基因治疗。  Gene therapy is a medical treatment that aims to change a few of a patient’s genes to cure a genetic disease.  基因治疗是一种医疗，旨在改变一些患者的基因来治愈遗传疾病。  A small study recently published in The Lancet reported improvem...

Therizinosaurs  lumbered  around the Earth on their  hind  legs tens of millions of years ago. Some researchers have likened them to giant  feathered   sloths . Every species discovered so far had three fingers with  strikingly  long  claws  on each hand. But this new discovery in Mongolia only had two. 镰刀龙是一类在数千万年前的地球上用后肢缓慢行...

Beta-amyloids are substances linked to problems in the brain including Alzheimer’s disease. When scientists injected mice with beta-amyloids, the substance left the brain faster when the animals were sleeping.  β-淀粉样蛋白是与包括阿尔茨海默氏病在内的大脑问题有关的物质。 当科学家向小鼠注射β淀粉样蛋白时，该物质在动物睡觉时会更快地离开大脑。  It is not clear exactly how the system works. H...

A rare look inside the human brain might help to explain how it clears away waste. Scientists say the failure to clear away such waste can lead to Alzheimer’s disease and other brain disorders.  人脑内部的罕见外观可能有助于解释它如何清除废物。 科学家说，未能清除这种废物会导致阿尔茨海默氏病和其他脑部疾病。  Brain cells use a lot of nutrients. This means they produce a lot of waste. Scient...

There are more than 100 known kinds of pneumococcal bacteria. They can cause serious infections in the lungs and other parts of the body. Each year, the U.S. sees about 30,000 cases of pneumococcal disease, which includes blood infections, brain and spine inflammation, and other problems. About 30 percent of cases are among people aged 50 to 64.  有100种已知类型的肺炎球菌细菌。 它们可能...

American health officials say people age 50 and older should get vaccinated against bacteria that cause pneumonia and other dangerous diseases.  美国卫生官员说，50岁及50岁以上的人应接种导致肺炎和其他危险疾病的细菌。 Pneumonia is an infection that affects the lungs. It makes breathing difficult and can cause a rise in body temperature. Pneumonia can also lead to a cough that produces yellow, g...

Red meat should be limited, along with saturated fats. Additional protein can come from beans, nuts, poultry and seafood. Highly processed foods and drinks with a lot of added sugar should also be avoided.  红肉应受到限制，以及饱和脂肪。 其他蛋白质可能来自豆类，坚果，家禽和海鲜。 还应避免加工高度加工的食物和饮料。 Getting up and walking around for at least 10 minutes a day can greatly reduce...

New guidelines have been issued in the United States for preventing stroke – the nation’s 4th biggest killer.  在美国发布了新的指南，以防止中风 - 美国第四大杀手。  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that in 2023, stroke was the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. An estimated half a million people suffer strokes in the U.S....

The discovery of Dark Energy in 1998 was in itself a shocking discovery. Up until then, the view had been that after the Big Bang, the expansion of the universe would eventually slow down under the force of gravity. But observations found that they were accelerating away from each other because of an unknown force. 1998 年 “暗能量” 的发现本身就令人震惊。在此之前，科学界普遍认为，在宇宙大爆炸之后，...

From virtual assistants and proofreading essays to improvements in healthcare, it seems that artificial intelligence, or AI, is becoming an increasingly larger part of our daily lives and most industries, but would you trust AI to choose your wardrobe?  从虚拟助手和校对论文到改进医疗保健，似乎人工智能或AI正在成为我们日常生活和大多数行业越来越大的部分，但是您是否相信AI会选择您的衣柜？ There ar...

When your emotions cause you to fly off the handle, sob uncontrollably or seethe with envy, it can be hard to see the good in them. It's a common belief that there are 'good' and 'bad' emotions, and that for successful emotion regulation, we must live a life free of the bad ones. This is a misconception, according to Ethan Kross, world expert in the psychology of emotions. "In the right proportion...

A woman in Portland, Oregon started her daily exercise habit with one activity – walking her dog. Lindsay Kee then added movements to this daily activity. Before leaving on the walk, she did some standing stretches. On her return, she did other exercises such as jumping jacks.  俄勒冈州波特兰的一名妇女以一项活动开始了她的日常运动习惯 - walking狗。 然后，林赛·基（Lindsay Kee）为这项日常活动增...

“My dog...was relatively new to us. He got spooked and got in front of me, and I went flying over the dog...I ended up breaking two ribs,” he said.  他说：“我的狗……对我们来说是相对较新的。他被吓到了，走在我面前，我飞过那只狗……我最终打破了两个肋骨。”  There are other dangers in rural areas, said Steven Haywood, an emergency room doctor in Corinth, Mississippi.  密西西比州科林斯市的急...

Over the past 20 years, injuries related to dog walking have been on the rise among adults and children in the U.S., Johns Hopkins University researchers say. 约翰·霍普金斯大学的研究人员说，在过去的20年中，与dog狗有关的伤害在美国和美国的儿童中一直在增加。  The most common kinds of injuries include broken bones, sprains and head trauma.  最常见的伤害包括骨折，扭伤和头部创伤。 From 2001 to...

The ice megalith had been drifting since December, when it entered warmer waters known as Iceberg Alley.  这个巨大的冰块从去年十二月起就在海上漂流，当时它进入了一片被称为 “冰山走廊” 的温暖水域。  It has now hit the continental shelf off South Georgia, where it appears to be firmly grounded. It will slowly decay, shedding chunks of ice and vast amounts of water.  这座冰山目前已经撞在...

What's described as one of the most comprehensive global studies of the rise in unhealthy weights, published in the journal The Lancet, makes for grim reading.  这项研究被称为针对非健康体重人数上升趋势的最全面的研究之一，这项被发表在《柳叶刀》杂志上的研究读起来令人颇为悲观。  The proportion of people who are overweight or obese has more than doubled in the past 30 years, but it's predict...

Many people have heard about the walking goal of 10,000 steps a day. This advice dates back to a 1960s marketing campaign in Japan. But, experts note that this is only a guideline.  许多人每天听说了10,000个步骤的步行目标。 该建议可以追溯到日本的1960年代营销活动。 但是，专家指出，这只是指导方针。  Shmied said the average American walks about 3,000 to 4,000 steps a day, and it is fine to i...

Many medical experts say that walking is an easy way to improve physical and mental health, support fitness and prevent disease. They advise that walking is a great first step toward a healthy life although other forms of exercise are also important.  许多医学专家说，步行是改善身心健康，支持健身并预防疾病的一种简单方法。 他们建议步行是迈向健康生活的重要第一步，尽管其他形式的运动也很重要。 Dr....