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What is the fattiest organ in the human body?

人体内含脂量最高的器官是?

Is it the skin, the brain, the liver, or the stomach?

是皮肤、大脑、肝脏还是胃?

The human brain is almost 60 percent fat, making it the fattiest organ we have.

人类的大脑大约有60%的脂肪,这使它成为我们最肥胖的器官。

AZUZ: There’s a new study out that suggests concussions and even more serious brain injuries might carry an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease later in life. This disorder has symptoms like shaking uncontrollably, trouble keeping balance and slow movements. And there’s no cure for it.

有一项新的研究表明脑震荡和更严重的脑损伤可能会增加日后患帕金森症的风险。帕金森症的症状,比如无法控制的抖动、保持平衡和动作迟缓。而且没有治愈的方法。

The study looked at the medical records of more than 300,000 military veterans. Now, its’ important to point out that relatively few of these people, less than 1 percent, ever developed Parkinson’s disease, even though half the veterans in the study had had some form of brain injury.

这项研究查看了30多万退伍军人的医疗记录。现在,需要指出的是,尽管有一半的退伍军人患有某种形式的脑损伤,但这些人中只有不到1%的人患上了帕金森症。

But among the nearly 1,500 who did develop Parkinson’s, almost 950 had had a traumatic brain injury, while just over 500 had not.

但在近1500名帕金森患者中,几乎有950人脑部受伤,而只有500人没有。

Researchers concluded that brain injuries carried a greater risk of developing Parkinson’s later on, at least among those who actually got the disease.

究人员得出结论,脑损伤后患帕金森症的风险更大,至少在那些真正患有此病的人当中。

It’s one example of how scientists are constantly exploring the brain for symptoms of injuries that could lead to earlier diagnosis and maybe even a cure for brain diseases.

这是科学家们不断探索大脑损伤的一个例子,这些症状可能会导致诊断及时,甚至可能治愈脑部疾病。

Ten-second trivia:

What is the fattiest organ in the human body?

Is it the skin, the brain, the liver, or the stomach?

The human brain is almost 60 percent fat, making it the fattiest organ we have.

AZUZ: There’s a new study out that suggests concussions and even more serious brain injuries might carry an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease later in life. This disorder has symptoms like shaking uncontrollably, trouble keeping balance and slow movements. And there’s no cure for it.

The study looked at the medical records of more than 300,000 military veterans. Now, its’ important to point out that relatively few of these people, less than 1 percent, ever developed Parkinson’s disease, even though half the veterans in the study had had some form of brain injury.

But among the nearly 1,500 who did develop Parkinson’s, almost 950 had had a traumatic brain injury, while just over 500 had not.

Researchers concluded that brain injuries carried a greater risk of developing Parkinson’s later on, at least among those who actually got the disease.

It’s one example of how scientists are constantly exploring the brain for symptoms of injuries that could lead to earlier diagnosis and maybe even a cure for brain diseases.

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