KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents weretvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ F1 K2 `& t/ A. k* y. Q
warned yesterday.公仔箱論壇; }* |0 J+ X) g% E
公仔箱論壇/ p" }7 g2 J7 }* \4 x: p4 ?9 n
Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical
# a3 I! Y7 V# Q# _( ~" c* j |公仔箱論壇that fights cancer.公仔箱論壇4 J- g, f2 z0 |) E
6 l3 t& M& g, ]! x# a: S( XTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Even switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling
7 S. o Y# W# ^7 p# M9 s% l; btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbacross time zones, or the light from street lamps can stop enough
- |; K! A- R6 x9 T melatonin being made, they say.
& _* e# p$ w+ D" Swww3.tvboxnow.comtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* h8 R- N; s% H* X, k: j+ R- J
The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absencewww3.tvboxnow.com5 x$ i4 s p3 x3 K% U! p- E
stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texastvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 J7 Z- z( f" _, T/ c
University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you
" A7 ?* ?9 Y* E; y* V) c X公仔箱論壇go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.
Q; z3 q3 I& i6 F, v$ }& I7 |2 @. Owww3.tvboxnow.comtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ p' l3 ]! H c8 k1 }; V: A
'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonintvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- ?4 ` M9 t1 M* ^" o/ b
levels drop.'
, K6 W1 R( A( }8 q O公仔箱論壇
. b& ^2 K V+ ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.www3.tvboxnow.com1 g1 ^4 s2 u( S+ v' P
0 i, l1 q( ~ Z! L$ j& c' Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAbout 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the disease each year and around 100 die. A conference on childhood leukaemia in London yesterday
8 a1 V u$ A, S, Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbheard that people were being subjected to more light at night thanwww3.tvboxnow.com/ C" Z; t9 Q) J
ever..
* j- B1 _- Z" Z6 A0 n6 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb . O" v- y- s/ Z
This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.
$ v) {5 Z* `) Q! h2 K公仔箱論壇
" n: c& j. @* w- Q* p& Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPast research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had
1 Y7 w( |! [. [0 C& I, y2 eTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。higher levels of breast cancer.
8 \. g+ W( T: DTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。
( T0 W5 O) M& I, [0 Jwww3.tvboxnow.comBlind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, haveTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- N. G+ |% E% a
lower rates of cancer, it was found.
" P, E' v0 Y$ @TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 t% G- O) s) l9 v9 e9 \
Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 \- q5 `# N/ M$ C
|
發表於 2008-8-1 11:02 AM
| 
