太可怕了，研究发现手机可能导致年轻人头骨长角

澳大利亚昆士兰阳光海岸大学的研究人员发现，频繁使用移动设备可能会从根本上改变人类的生理机能。具体来说，他们发现年轻人 （最频繁使用移动设备的人群）的身上出现了角状骨刺。

好消息是，你不会看到下一代孩子们像小三角龙一样，额头上长着犄角。坏消息是，骨刺长在后脑勺上。

研究人员表示：经常使用移动设备的用户的头部会长时间前倾看手机。这样会把头部的重量从脊柱转移到后脑勺的肌肉，导致骨头从肌腱和韧带中长出来。最终结果是头骨底部长出角状骨刺。

Researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia have found evidence that our frequent use of mobile devices could be fundamentally altering our physiology. Specifically, they’re seeing horn-like bone spurs appear on younger adults (the most frequent users of those devices).

The good news, if there is any here, is that you’re not going to see a generation of kids looking like triceratops wannabes, with horns poking out of their foreheads. The bad news is, the spurs are growing at the back of the skull.

Here’s what the researchers say is happening: Frequent users of mobile devices regularly tilt their heads forward to view them. That shifts the weight of the head from the spine to muscles in the back of the head, which causes bones to grow in the tendons and ligaments. That results in a horn-like spur that grows from the base of the skull.

科学家们在报告中指出：“我们的发现引发了人们对年轻人未来肌肉骨骼健康的担忧，也进一步表明，有必要通过教育年轻人改善姿势进行预防干预。”该报告发表于一年前，但最近才得到了更广泛的关注。

研究人员观察了昆士兰州1200张不同年龄层研究对象的X光片。其中三分之一的人有骨刺出现，出现频率随着年龄增长而降低。较大的骨刺在年轻人中更为突出。

此前，手机对人类健康的不良影响一直饱受批评，但研究人员表示，这是首次发现人体出现了对日常使用科技产品的适应性变化。

“本次研究中，一个很重要的问题是，在这些年轻人生命的早期阶段，退化过程的发展已经如此明显，他们的未来会怎样？”研究者在报告中写道。

担心手机对你的身体产生了影响？该研究的第一作者建议，你可以用手摸一摸后脑勺的下部，他向《华盛顿邮报》（Washington Post）表示，如果那里长着角，很可能可以摸到。（财富中文网）

译者：Agatha

“Our findings raise a concern about the future musculoskeletal health of the young adult population and reinforce the need for prevention intervention through posture improvement education,” the scientists noted in the report, which was originally published a year ago, but has come to more prominent attention recently.

The study looked at 1,200 X-rays taken in Queensland covering a wide variety of age ranges. One-third of those showed the bone spur, with the frequency decreasing with age. Larger spurs were much more prominent in younger people.

Cell phones have been criticized for their impact on human health before, but researchers say this is the first time the body has shown an adaptation to technology used in everyday life.

“An important question is what the future holds for the young adult populations in our study, when development of a degenerative process is evident in such an early stage of their lives?,” they wrote.

Worried about the effect of phones on your own body? The study’s lead author suggests you run your hand over the lower rear part of your skull, telling the Washington Post that if you’ve got a horn growing there, you can probably feel it.