第1534期:Baldness

For many it means nothing at all, but to others it is the epitome of their identity. As humans, our appearance is often important to us and our hair plays a huge role. Whether you have long flowing locks or a swept back do, the way you wear your hair can say something about you. But what if you start to lose it?对许多人来说，这根本没有任何意义，但对其他人来说，这是他们身份的缩影。作为人类，我们的外表通常对我们很重要，我们的头发起着巨大的作用。无论你是飘逸的长发还是后掠的发型，你的发型都可以说明你。但如果你开始失去它怎么办？Forty per cent of men experience hair loss by the age of 35, according to the Belgravia Centre UK, one of Europe's largest hair loss treatment centres. This figure rises to 80% by the age of 80. And women are far from exempt from losing clumps of hair, with 50% of them suffering some form of hair loss in their life.根据欧洲最大的脱发治疗中心之一的英国贝尔格莱维亚中心的数据，40% 的男性在 35 岁时会脱发。到 80 岁时，这一数字上升到 80%。而且女性远不能免于脱发，其中 50% 的女性在生活中遭受某种形式的脱发。It starts with a receding hairline, followed by a thinning of hair on the crown of the head and temples and before you know it, your scalp is showing and you're completely bald. Every human naturally loses between 50 and 100 hairs a day, according to the UK National Health Service. Excluding hair loss caused by disease, baldness is genetic. It's related to the hormone testosterone, which causes a shrinking of hair follicles in susceptible adults. This results in the loss of so called 'terminal' adult hair and the production of much finer 'vellus' hairs – like those on the heads of babies.它从发际线后退开始，然后是头顶和太阳穴上的头发变薄，在你意识到之前，你的头皮已经显露出来，你完全秃了。根据英国国家卫生服务局的数据，每个人每天自然会掉 50 到 100 根头发。排除疾病引起的脱发，秃顶是遗传的。它与激素睾酮有关，睾酮会导致易感成年人的毛囊萎缩。这会导致所谓的“终末”成人头发脱落，并产生更细的“毳毛”——就像婴儿头上的头发一样。'It can cause considerable damage to emotional health, including loss of self-esteem and confidence.' a spokesman for the British Association of Dermatologists told the BBC. But if you can't hide it with a comb-over, or a wig, what can you do?  Well, the ancient Greek medic Hippocrates recommended a mixture of pigeon droppings, mixed with horseradish, cumin and nettles liberally applied to the pate. Since then there has been a liberal dose of tonics, creams, pills and hair replacement surgery. All of which have had mixed results.“它会对情绪健康造成相当大的损害，包括丧失自尊和信心。”英国皮肤病学家协会的一位发言人告诉 BBC。但是如果你不能用梳子或假发来隐藏它，你能做什么？好吧，古希腊医生希波克拉底推荐了一种鸽子粪便的混合物，混合了辣根、孜然和荨麻，大量涂抹在颈部。从那时起，大量的补品、乳霜、药丸和头发置换手术开始出现。所有这些都有不同的结果。Now, a potential new cure has been found in a drug that was designed to treat osteoporosis. The research, published in PLOS Biology, states that the drug contains a compound that targets a protein which inhibits hair growth and plays a role in balding. In short, it stimulates hair to grow. Keep your hair on,though. Clinical trials need to take place to ensure the drug is effective and safe to give people.现在，在一种旨在治疗骨质疏松症的药物中发现了一种潜在的新疗法。这项发表在 PLOS Biology 上的研究表明，该药物含有一种化合物，该化合物靶向一种抑制头发生长并在秃顶中起作用的蛋白质。简而言之，它会刺激头发生长。不过，保持你的头发。需要进行临床试验以确保该药物对人体有效且安全。And besides, many would say that being bald improves a person's appearance. Researchers at The University of Pennsylvania asked male and female students to rate photographs of men according to their attractiveness, confidence and dominance. In all three categories, the bald men came out ahead - and not just by a hair's breadth.此外，许多人会说秃头可以改善一个人的外表。宾夕法尼亚大学的研究人员要求男女学生根据男性和女性的吸引力、自信和支配地位对他们的照片进行评分。在所有三个类别中，秃头男人都领先 - 而不仅仅是头发的宽度。So, whether you love it or hate it or whether it's happening to you right now, you aren't alone. A cure may very soon be on its way. Until then, relax and let your hair down.所以，无论你爱它还是恨它，或者它现在是否正在发生在你身上，你并不孤单。治疗可能很快就会出现。在那之前，放松一下，放下你的头发。词汇表locks 头发do （多指女性为特殊场合做的）发型hair loss 掉头发，脱发clumps of hair 一把一把的头发receding hairline 渐渐向后移的发际线，（男人）逐渐秃顶thinning hair 头发变得稀疏crown of the head 头顶scalp 头皮bald 秃头的baldness 秃顶hair follicle 毛囊comb-over 把两侧头发梳到秃头部位的发型wig 假发pate 头顶（谑称）keep your hair on 保持冷静，别生气a hair's breadth 以细微之差let your hair down 尽情地玩，放松下来

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