新奇事件簿 科學家研制"運動"藥物

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US researchers say they have developed a pill that makes you fit without exercising. Scientists at California's Salk Institute for Biological Studies tested a new drug on genetically engineered “marathon mice” that could run non-stop for hours. They then developed a pill that could reproduce the positive effects of the running. Researcher Professor Ronald Evans said the pill helps cells burn fat quicker and at the same time boosts energy levels. The new discovery could benefit those who do not get the recommended 40 minutes of exercise per day. Professor Evans said: "If you're out of shape, and most of us are, you have to do some exercise. If there was a way to mimic exercise, it would make the quality of exercise we have much more efficient."

美國研究人員表示，他們研制出了一種無須鍛煉就能保持健康的藥物。在加利福尼亞州拉霍亞的索爾克生物研究所，科學家正在對“大力鼠”進行基因改造，這種老鼠能夠跑步幾小時不停歇。該藥物能夠提高跑步效果。羅納德·埃萬斯教授表示，這種藥物能夠加快脂肪燃燒，與此同時提高能級。我們每天推薦的運動時間是40分鐘，對于沒有達到水平的民眾，這項研究將讓他們受益。埃萬斯教授認為：“如果你的身體不好，其實我們絕大多數都不健康，那么你就需要鍛煉。如果我們能仿效鍛煉方式，那么這種鍛煉將更高效。”

Fitness experts are unconvinced by the new discovery. They say there is no substitute for real exercise and a balanced, healthy diet. However, it seems there would be enormous appeal for a pill that does away with the need for strenuous workouts or sweating it out jogging. If the effects can be reproduced in humans, it could become one of science’s biggest money-spinners. It could additionally reduce a large number of diseases related to obesity and seriously cut the number of hospital patients. Scientists also say such a medicine could be used to treat muscle-wasting diseases. The pills are still in the experimental stage and the researchers are not working with any drug manufacturer.

許多健康專家對這項新研究不以為然。他們認為沒有什么可以替代鍛煉和健康飲食。然而，人們對這種新藥充滿了興趣，它不再需要人們拼命鍛煉，或是慢跑出汗。如果它真的能夠提高鍛煉效果，那么它將成為科學家的“搖錢樹”。它或可以大量避免與肥胖有關疾病，大幅度減少醫(yī)院患者數量?？茖W家還認為，這類藥物或將可以治療肌肉消耗疾病。該藥仍處于實驗階段，研究人員還沒有與任何醫(yī)藥公司展開合作。