KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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Even switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling
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The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence
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University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you) h8 g( [3 Q+ z
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'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
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Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
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Past research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had
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