美國研製新藥物 或能讓人"長生不老"

A new drug called "fountain of youth pill" has been discovered, according to the scientists from the University of California. This drug makes people live longer by boosting their immune system.

加利福尼亞大學的科學家日前宣稱，一種新型藥物“青春之泉”已被研製出來，該藥物能夠增強人體免疫能力，進而延長人類生命。

The medication contains the drug lenalidomide which stimulates immune cell production. This improves the body's ability to fight off bugs or tumors which often causes an overall decline in health in older people. Researcher Edward Goetzl called the drug a "fountain of youth pill".

該藥物所含的來那度胺能夠促進免疫細胞生長，提高人們與病菌和腫瘤對抗的能力（正是病菌和腫瘤導致老年人身體狀況惡化）。研究人員愛德華葛佐稱該藥爲“青春之泉”。

Goetzl said the pill would not necessarily make people live longer but that they would be healthier and enjoy a better quality of life. He added large scale trials are expected next year, and the drug will be given to over-65s alongside vaccines.

葛佐稱，“青春之泉”並不是所謂的“長生不老藥”，它只能讓人更健康、生活質量更好。他還稱，該藥將於明年被投入大規模試用，並通過疫苗注射的方式在65歲以上的老年人羣中得到推廣。

However, despite the low doses Goetzl said he would never advise giving it to young women. Lenalidomide has a structural similarity to thalidomide which was linked to birth defects.

然而，儘管用量小，葛佐建議年輕婦女不宜使用該藥品。因爲來那度胺同（治療孕吐的）沙利度胺結構類似，而後者會導致嬰兒出生缺陷。