新奇事件簿 科学家发现抑郁分子

Scientists say they have discovered the part of the brain that is responsible for us feeling miserable¹, anxious and stressed. A UK-based medical research company called Heptares Therapeutics said it has located the molecule² related to depression. It is a protein found inside the brain called CRF1. The company said the protein, "is important in regulating³ the body's response to stress and is implicated⁴ 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.

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。

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 sweeping⁵ claim."

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。”

1 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

2 molecule   

n.分子，克分子

参考例句：

• A molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hygrogen and one atom of oxygen.一个水分子是由P妈̬f婘̬ 妈̬成的。
• This gives us the structural formula of the molecule.这种方式给出了分子的结构式。

3 regulating   

调节

参考例句：

• In economic work, we should pay attention to opening up the source and regulating the flow from time to time. 在经济工作中，应该经常注意开源节流。
• Water quality has played a lesser role in regulating industrial sources. 水质在管制工业污染源方面发挥的作用并不大。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 implicated   

adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的

参考例句：

• 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。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？