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Older adults who practice tai chi are less likely to fall, a small new study suggests. 一项新的小型研究表明，练太极拳的老年人跌倒的可能性要小得多。 Researchers said that elderly people who practiced the martial art were more than 50 percent less likely to suffer a fall than those who just performed stretching exercises. 研究人员称，相比只做做拉伸运动的老年人，练太极拳的老年人跌倒的可能性要低50%以上。 Around one in three US adults aged 65 or older report having fallen -- and 38 percent of these falls lead to injuries that can result in ER visits, hospitalization, or death. 美国65岁及以上成年人当中有三分之一曾跌倒，其中38%的人因此受伤，进而有可能看急诊、住院或死亡。 | 
