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Scientists in Tsukuba, Japan, kept 16 laboratory rats awake for 24 hours, by keeping them in a cage filled with an inch of water, then exposed half of them to the smell of roasted coffee.
日本筑波的科學家們把16只小白鼠放到有1英寸深的水的籠子里，這樣保證它們24小時不睡覺。然后，將一半的老鼠放在烘培咖啡的香氣中。
After taking samples of the rats' brains, they found that the smell of coffee boosted the activity of key genes that promote cell survival in the body and reduce anxiety.
在對小白鼠大腦取樣后，他們發現咖啡的氣味，增強了關鍵基因的活動，這種基因活動可以促進體內細胞存活，并且減少焦慮。
Professor Yoshinori Masuo, who led the study in Tsukuba, Japan, said that when people drink coffee to stay up all night, just the smell of the coffee could alleviate some of the stress caused by sleeplessness.
領導日本筑波研究團隊的益男教授說，當人們為了熬夜而喝咖啡時，僅僅是咖啡的味道就會減輕由不睡覺而產生的壓力。
He added: "Is it better for us to smell coffee bean aroma than to drink coffee, or would any other food-related odour produce similar effects? Further studies are needed."
他補充說：“聞咖啡豆的氣味要比喝咖啡更好。但是否其他食物的氣味會產生類似的效應呢？這還需要進一步的研究。”
