到二月，它已然成为了默茨冰川的突出部分，从东南极冰盖延伸入南大洋。
Until February, it had been the tongue of the Mertz Glacier, sticking out from the East Antarctic ice sheet into the Southern Ocean.
现在，20英里宽的默茨冰川是南极的大型冰流之一，将冰从南极东部不断泄出。
Today, the 20-mile-wide Mertz Glacier is one of Antarctica's great ice streams, draining the ice from this part of East Antarctica.
默茨冰山的形成并不是全球变暖的象征，冰山只是地球环境系统中的一个普通组成。
By itself, the new Mertz iceberg is not a sign of global warming—icebergs are a normal part of the system.
痴呆病专家说，这项检测使早期用药成为可能，对于改进阿尔茨海默病治疗方法具有巨大的推动作用。
Dementia experts said it had the power to revolutionise the treatment of Alzheimer's by making it possible for drugs to be given in the earliest stages.
日常锻炼不仅可以减少患神经退行性疾病的风险，还可以帮助减缓现有疾病的进程，比如阿尔茨海默氏症。
Exercise performed on a routine basis may not only reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disease, but also may help to slow the course of an existing disease, such as Alzheimer's.
有几个研究组都在致力于研究更好的方法检测早期阿尔茨海默病，以开发在它造成太大破坏之前能治疗它的药物。
Several teams are working on better ways to detect early-stage Alzheimer's disease in hopes of developing drugs that can fight it before it causes too much damage.
在英国有将近500000人罹患这种痴呆的最常见病症——阿尔茨海默氏症，而这项研究让他们看到了希望。
The research could provide new hope to almost 500,000 people who suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease, the most common form of dementia in Britain.
礼来制药研发实验室的简·伦德伯格（Jan Lundberg）表示：“这是一次挫折，但不会动摇礼来制药打败阿尔茨海默病的决心。”
"This is a setback, but Lilly's commitment to beating Alzheimer's will not waver, " said Jan Lundberg of Lilly Research Laboratories.
一项研究表明，纳豆中的一种酶或许可以有效地对抗阿尔茨海默氏症。
One study suggests that an enzyme in natto might be effective in battling Alzheimer's disease.
这些研究只是观察结果，而非确定结论，但它们暗示了哪些因素可能降低罹患阿尔茨海默氏症或老年痴呆症的几率。
These studies are observational and not definitive, but they hint at what might reduce the chances of Alzheimer's or dementia.
阿尔茨海默氏症和其他痴呆症的发病原因非常复杂，因为大脑中发生了很多变化，因此为了对它们进行有效治疗，需要多种药物协同作战。
'Alzheimer's and other dementias are complex, with many things happening in the brain, so it's likely that we'll need several drugs to treat them effectively.
在研究中，科学家们将小白鼠分成两组，一组是健康的对照组而另一组则通过转基因技术使其呈现阿尔茨海默氏症患者的症状，包括记忆力丧失。
In the study, scientists used two groups of mice, one healthy and the other genetically modified to develop Alzheimer 's-like symptoms, including memory loss.
阿尔茨海默氏病协会苏珊索伦森博士告诫说，检测还属实验性质，但补充说：‘该研究非常令人鼓舞。
Dr Susanne Sorensen, of the Alzheimer's Society, cautioned that the test was still experimental but added: 'This research is very exciting.
在英国有将近500000人罹患这种痴呆的最常见病症——阿尔茨海默氏症，而这项研究让他们看到了希望。
The research could provide new hope to almost 500, 000 people who suffer from Alzheimer's Disease, the most common form of dementia in Britain.
科学家们发现人体自然产生的一种对抗关节炎的化学产物在大脑环境中也可起作用使得阿尔茨海默氏症引起的记忆力丧失有望恢复。
Memory loss caused by Alzheimer's Disease could be reversed after scientists discovered that a chemical naturally produced by the body to fight arthritis also works on the brain condition.
这样的机器人对阿尔茨海默氏症患者尤其有用。
Such robots could be especially useful for patients with Alzheimer's disease (老年痴呆症).
他告诉我，他的祖父不能再住在他们家里了，因为他得了阿尔茨海默症。
He shared with me that his grandfather couldn't live in their home any longer either because he had Alzheimer's disease (阿尔茨海默症).
医药公司已经花费数十亿美元以寻找能逆转或显著减缓阿尔茨海默病的治疗方法，但毫无结果。
Drug companies have spent billions of dollars searching for therapies to reverse or significantly slow Alzheimer's disease, but in vain.
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