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研究：加速脑退化增心血管病 室内烧香影响长者健康
香港中文大学医学院最新研究证实，屋内长期烧香，将损害年长者的大脑功能和削弱认知能力，甚至加速脑退化，提高心血管疾病的感染风险。
中大医学院指出，由脑神经科领导，于2014年展开的研究，涉及156名有室内烧香习惯和359名没有室内烧香的长者。
研究团队在2014年及接下来的第三年，分别为参与者进行认知能力测试和磁力共振扫描。对照两组参与者的脑补运作情况后发现，有烧香的那组在整体认知能力、思考能力、视觉空间能力和记忆力的这些认知表现上，明显比另一组来的差。而且在三年后的测试成果中，他们的认知表现也维持在较差的状态下，大脑区域之间的功能连接也比另一组来的少。
研究也指出，除了削弱认知表现，烧香也会对血管疾病及风险因素带来影响。
该医学院内科及药物治疗学系脑神经科研究助理教授、临床心理学家黄沛霖指出，烧香所带来的风险包括增加血管疾病，如糖尿病、高血脂及脑小血管病变，加速脑部退化，长期吸入甚至会影响脑健康。
而中大医学院内科及药物治疗学系脑神经科主人莫仲棠则指出，虽然建议尽量避免室内烧香，但是若老人家要在家中烧香，就建议保持室内空气流通，或选用更为安全的代替品，以避免年长者长期吸入污染物。
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