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A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

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The brain is the part of the central nervous system that is contained within the skull. It is responsible for executive and cognitive functions and regulates the functioning of the other parts of ...

大量研究发现，使用阿斯巴甜能明显降低大脑各个区域（比如大脑皮层和海马区）的可用的谷胱甘肽水平，这可能使大脑中出现脂质过氧化进而引起细胞死亡，后果类似于电线短路或漏电时的情形，影响绝不仅仅是学习和记忆能力减退这么简单。

为了保持好的身形，为了控制体重或/和血糖，喜爱甜味的人往往会选择零热量甜饮料。很多人都觉得这是一种两全其美的选择。果真如此吗？自从零热量的甜味剂问世几十年来，其他甜味剂的影响还有待研究，但最常用甜味剂阿斯巴甜已经确认有神经毒害作用，阿斯巴甜代谢产生的甲醇和甲醛会扰乱一碳循环，升高氧化压力，促进神经细 ...