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Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical
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stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texas
8 d: [/ c2 h7 ]- u5 K- k# p* i, gUniversity Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you) X( f' @4 ^- J
go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.公仔箱論壇: ^$ i( Z# P7 ~, Y* q( R
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'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
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; h, r1 Q; n8 l, ]4 I1 rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
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) E/ A* z0 w9 c" e9 v3 D4 l0 ZAbout 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the disease each year and around 100 die. A conference on childhood leukaemia in London yesterday
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% T8 K8 ^! O6 k( F1 h' LThis suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.5 W" t8 F/ U5 u. k1 B
( Z% F B" v8 _; {2 KPast research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had
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- K- N p0 A) Q2 L* L8 K, v$ B$ Ywww3.tvboxnow.comParents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.
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