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“运动药丸”有望取代健身房

想健身却懒得动？今后一粒药丸就能帮你！科学家表示，他们有望研制出一种能帮你长肌肉，同时远离肥胖的药物。这种药物还能帮助人们治疗肌肉萎缩疾病，以及心血管功能异常。

An “exercise pill” that could reduce the need for visits to the gym is a step closer, say scientists.

科学家称，他们离制造出“运动药丸”从而减少人们前往健身房次数的目标更进一步。

A study found that suppressing production of the protein myostatin increased muscle mass.

一项研究发现，阻止肌肉生长抑制蛋白的生成可以提升肌肉质量。

Although the research was conducted in mice, the team hopes it will lead to human treatments.

尽管这一实验还停留在试验小白鼠的阶段，科研团队希望后续能够用于人类治疗。

Lead researcher Dr Joshua Butcher, from Augusta University in Georgia, US, said: "Ultimately, the goal of our research would be to create a pill that mimics the effect of exercise and protects against obesity.

来自美国乔治尼亚州奥古斯塔大学的首席研究员约书亚•布彻博士说：“我们实验的最终目的是创造出一种药物，拥有和运动一样的功效并且可以预防肥胖症。”

"A pill that inhibits myostatin could also have applications for muscle-wasting diseases, such as cancer, muscle dystrophy and AIDS, Myostatin is known to be a powerful "brake" that holds back skeletal muscle growth."