原来孤独真的会损害健康
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原来孤独真的会损害健康
New research suggests that there is a direct biological link between being lonely and ill health, the LiveScience website reported.
John Cacioppo of University of Chicago has found that loneliness is tied to hardening of the arteries 1, inflammation in the body, and even problems with learning and memory.
In one study, Cacioppo and Steve Cole of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) observed a change in the immune system of socially isolated 2 people.
"What we see is a consistent pattern where it looks like human immune cells are programmed with a defensive 3 strategy that gets activated 4 in lonely people," Cole said. The result is that a lonely person's body has let its defenses down to viral and other invaders 5.
In addition, loneliness can destroy the quality of sleep, so that a person's sleep is less restorative, both physically 6 and psychologically.
据“热点科学”网报道，一项新研究显示，孤独和不良的健康之间存在直接的生理联系。
来自芝加哥大学的约翰·卡乔波发现，孤独可引起动脉硬化、身体发炎，甚至产生学习和记忆问题。
在一项研究中，卡乔波和加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校的史蒂夫·科尔观察到社会孤立人士免疫系统产生的变化。
科尔说：“我们观察到一种稳定的特征：貌似孤独人士的人体免疫细胞受控于一种激活的防御策略。”这导致孤独人士身体降低了对病毒性等入侵物的防御。
另外，孤独还可降低睡眠质量，导致身心恢复功能减弱。
n.动脉( artery的名词复数 )；干线，要道
- Even grafting new blood vessels in place of the diseased coronary arteries has been tried. 甚至移植新血管代替不健康的冠状动脉的方法都已经试过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met. 这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.与世隔绝的
- His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
- Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的
- Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
- The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。
入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )
- They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
- The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。
adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律
- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
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