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Scientists say they have discovered the part of the brain that is responsible for us feeling miserable, anxious and stressed. A UK-based medical research company called Heptares Therapeutics said it has located the molecule related to depression. It is a protein found inside the brain called CRF1. The company said the protein, "is important in regulating the body's response to stress and is implicated in stress-related diseases such as depression and anxiety". The team used one of the world's most powerful x-ray machines in its research. Lead researcher Fiona Marshall said a greater understanding of the CRF1 protein could lead to ground-breaking drugs to control depression.
Britain's National Health Service (NHS) warned anyone suffering from depression or related illnesses not to get too excited about this research. It questioned whether a single molecule could really lead to depression, and said the condition actually resulted from a complex interaction of chemicals. An NHS statement expressed surprise at the way two of Britain's biggest newspapers have built the story up – "The Daily Mail" and "The Sunday Times". The latter reported that researchers had found the "miserable molecule," saying it was "the protein involved in all our feelings of stress, anxiety and even depression". The NHS said: "It's a great headline, but a hugely sweeping claim."
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词汇学习
1.miserable adj.悲惨的;令人痛苦的
There was nothing at all in this miserable place to distract him.
这个鬼地方根本没有什么东西可以让他分心 。
2.locate vt.查找…的地点;确定…的位置
Rescue teams are using thermal imaging to locate survivors of the earthquake.
救援队伍正利用热成像确定地震幸存者的位置 。
3.regulate vt.调节,调整;控制,管理
This system can regulate the temperature of the room.
这种系统能调节室内温度 。
4.implicated adj.密切关联的;牵涉其中的
These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence.
这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联 。
5.ground-breaking adj.开拓性的,独创的
Surely revealing the inner workings of a shark is hardly ground-breaking research?
很显然,揭示鲨鱼的内部结构并不算什么突破性的研究吧 ?
6.complex adj.复杂的;难懂的
Today's complex buildings require close teamwork between the architect and the builders.
如今的建筑结构复杂,需要建筑师和施工人员密切协作 。
7.interaction n.一起活动;合作;互相影响
The following excerpt is illustrative of her interaction with students.
接下来的节选部分可以说明她与学生的互动情况 。
8.headline n.大字标题;新闻提要
If you are a celebrity, you are headline news.
如果你是名人,你就是头条新闻 。
内容解析
1.A UK-based medical research company called Heptares Therapeutics said it has located the molecule related to depression.
related to有关
He professed a distaste for everything related to money.
他声称厌恶与金钱有关的一切 。
2.It questioned whether a single molecule could really lead to depression, and said the condition actually resulted from a complex interaction of chemicals.
result from产生于…,由…引起
Many hair problems result from what you eat.
很多头发问题都是由饮食引起的 。
3.An NHS statement expressed surprise at the way two of Britain's biggest newspapers have built the story up.
build up宣扬,吹捧
The media will report on it and the tabloids will build it up.
媒体会报道此事,小报则会大肆吹捧 。
参考翻译
科学家表示,他们发现了大脑中负责让我们感到痛苦,焦虑和压力的部分
。位于英国的一家名叫Heptares Therapeutics的医疗研究公司表示,他们确定了与抑郁有关的分子的位置,大脑内部一种叫作CRF1的蛋白质 。这家公司表示,这种蛋白质“对于调控身体对压力的反应非常重要,与压力有关的疾病有密切关联,比如抑郁和焦虑 。”该小组在研究中使用了世界上最强大的X射线仪 。首席研究人员Fiona Marshall表示,对CRF1蛋白质更好的了解能够促进研发出控制抑郁的突破性药物 。英国国民健康服务系统(NHS)警告任何患有抑郁症或相关疾病的人都不要对这份研究过分激动
。该机构质疑单一的分子是否能够造成抑郁 。他们认为抑郁症实际上是由于各种化学物质的相互作用 。NHS一份声明对英国两家最大的报社宣扬该研究的方式感到惊讶,分别是《每日邮报》和《星期日泰晤士报》 。后者报道称,研究人员发现了“痛苦分子”,称这是“关系到我们所有压力,焦虑甚至抑郁情绪的蛋白质” 。NHS表示:“这是个很吸引人的标题,但是太夸大其词了 。”