NBC晚间新闻 阿尔兹海默症研究新发现

Who's that. Connor o'brien is like so many Americans struggling to take care of a father with Alzheimer's. Growing up, he was the life of the party. You know, class clown and now I just look at him. He's my hero. And just just cry. After so many drug failures now scientists have a promising¹ new target: inflammation. So this is what a healthy brain should look like but when there is inflammation and disease the nerve cells are wiped out. Decimated, just threads of them left. Dr. Rudy Tanzy at Massachusetts General Hospital discovered inflammation kills millions of nerve cells, shutting down the area responsible for thinking and memory.

And he says there are things you can do now to fight inflammation. So these lifestyle interventions², how do those help your brain prevent Alzheimer's? Each one does something different. Sleep helps clean out the brain. Exercise helps grow new nerve cells in the brain. Diet helps your bacteria and your gut³ to help your brain. New studies suggest lifestyle changes can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's by up to 60%. Doctor Tansy says you can protect yourself with the shield. Sleep, handle stress, interact with friends, exercise daily, learn new things and eat a healthy diet. I want to stay healthy. I hope I'm never in my dad's shoes. Simple steps we can all take to fight inflammation the possible culprit behind this devastating⁴ disease.

这是谁。康纳·奥布莱恩就像很多美国人一样，努力照顾患有阿尔茨海默症的父亲。长大的时候，他是聚会的核心人物。他是班级的耍宝人物，但是现在我得照看他。我很伤心。在如此多的药物失败之后，科学家们现在有了一个很有希望的新目标：炎症。这是一个健康的大脑的样子，但是如果有炎症和疾病的话，神经细胞就会死亡。神经细胞被摧毁了，只剩下一些残留。马萨诸塞州总医院的鲁迪·坦兹博士发现，炎症杀死了数百万神经细胞，致使负责思考和记忆的区域不再工作。他说现在你可以做一些事情来对抗炎症。所以这些生活方式的干预如何帮助你的大脑预防老年痴呆症？每一个都做着不同的事情。睡眠有助于清理大脑。锻炼有助于大脑中新的神经细胞的生长。饮食通过帮助你的细菌和肠道来帮助你的大脑。新的研究表明，生活方式的改变可以将患老年痴呆症的风险降低60%。坦兹医生说你可以用盾牌法则保护自己。睡眠，调节压力，和朋友交流，每日锻炼，学习新东西，健康饮食。我想保持健康。我希望我不会像我爸一样患病。我们都可以采取简单的步骤来对抗炎症，炎症可能是这种毁灭性疾病背后的罪魁祸首。

1 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 interventions   

n.介入，干涉，干预( intervention的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Economic analysis of government interventions deserves detailed discussion. 政府对经济的干预应该给予充分的论述。 来自辞典例句
• The judge's frequent interventions made a mockery of justice. 法官的屡屡干预是对正义的践踏。 来自互联网

3 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

4 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。