KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were公仔箱論壇; e4 h5 Y" E" p" x& T* P
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Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical公仔箱論壇" C; j8 ~' _" G: k1 F3 T
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Even switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling
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melatonin being made, they say.
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stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texas5 X' W2 a9 c' v: Q
University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you
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Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.www3.tvboxnow.com) G7 C( ^6 v/ a) C2 y" a
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About 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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9 P* s z! e+ F公仔箱論壇This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.
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Past research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had1 B$ k) h4 P' e4 m) l6 J
higher levels of breast cancer.
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