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Your earwax could be a window into your mental health, researchers have suggested.

A study of 37 participants has shown a build-up of the stress hormone cortisol can be measured from the oily secretions around your ear canal.

This could open the door to better ways of diagnosing psychiatric conditions including depression, according to lead author Dr Andres Herane-Vives.

語言點

1. earwax n. 耳垢，耳屎

2. a window into sth. 通往……的窗口

· Studying history gives you a window into the past.

研究歷史會給你一扇了解過去的窗口。

3. participant n. 參與者

4. build-up n. 不斷增加

5. stress hormone cortisol 壓力荷爾蒙，皮質醇

· stress hormone 壓力荷爾蒙

· cortisol n. 皮質醇

6. oily secretions 油性分泌物

7. open the door to 打開一扇通往某處的門，給某事創造機會

· Going to university opened the door to a whole new world for her.

上大學為她打開了通向全新世界的大門。

8. diagnose v. 診斷

9. psychiatric condition 精神疾病

· psychiatric adj. 精神病的

· condition n. (醫學)健康狀況；疾病

10. author n. 發起者

lead author 主要發起者