性格测试也可成为医疗手段
<p><span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>? <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="taker">taker</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>?</p><p>你乐于体验新鲜事物吗？你愿意冒险吗？你喜欢派对吗？</p><p><span word="Odds">Odds</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> — <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="traits">traits</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> — <span word="or">or</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p>这类问题不大可能出自你刚看过的医生之口。但有朝一日医生也许真会这么问——越来越多的研究表明，你的个性会影响你的健康。一些专家认为，在未来的某一天，改变人的性格特征或许会有助于治疗疾病——或者把病痛扼杀在摇篮之中。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="individualized">individualized</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>, <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p>相关研究工作取得进展之际，许多人正在呼吁医生以更有针对性的方法来给病人开药。研究者们希望，个性测试有一天可以成为你的医生为你专门设计治疗方案的辅助手段。</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Psychoneuroendocrinology">Psychoneuroendocrinology</span>, <span word="Kavita">Kavita</span> <span word="Vedhara">Vedhara</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="to">to</span> 121 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="analyze">analyze</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genes">genes</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inflammation">inflammation</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="trait">trait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extroversion">extroversion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genes">genes</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="inflammation">inflammation</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="conscientiousness">conscientiousness</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trait">trait</span> “<span word="reflecting">reflecting</span> <span word="planfulness">planfulness</span>, <span word="caution">caution</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="avoidance">avoidance</span>,” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="inflammatory">inflammatory</span> <span word="genes">genes</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="inflammation">inflammation</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>, <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="inflammatory">inflammatory</span> <span word="genes">genes</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="immune">immune</span> <span word="system">system</span>; <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p>
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