cardiovascular disease 心血管疾病
neuropsychiatric disorders 神经紊乱
ensue v. 接着发生;因而产生 常用词组 ensue from 由引起;随着发生(接着)
In the new study, researchers sought to determine whether the stress of personal conflicts and competitive sports would trigger the release of molecules known as cytokines, which are linked to inflammation.
trigger 引起;促使;触发
The researchers paid 122 young adults to take part in the study. The participants filled out diaries about their activities over eight days, focusing on their interactions with others and whether these were positive or negative. The participants were also given stress tests in the lab. Saliva samples were taken before and after those tests, to measure biological markers for inflammation.
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The researchers found that cytokine levels went up after negative interactions, usually arguments. But playing sports didnt have the same effect, even though its competitive. This may be because were really talking about people doing friendly games, Taylor said. Were not looking at USC playing in the football finals.
Its possible that some kinds of competitions, like poker games, could trigger inflammation, she said.
Why does it matter if stress triggers molecules linked to inflammation? If you arent wounded, theres no place for them to go, and theyre circulating, Taylor said. Its not like theyve gone to the site of a wound and engaged in anti-infection activity.
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