KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemicaltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 C$ X% [5 i- v0 M
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, C; q4 H. V* A) q& Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEven 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公仔箱論壇, a G. W3 B2 A* y& g R
go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.
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'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonintvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% `: c* H/ v" W0 D4 o
levels drop.'
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Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.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。3 \7 x" ^5 [8 e) _0 a
5 L8 H% t9 l! D6 |: l* f8 JAbout 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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This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.
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higher levels of breast cancer.
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Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have6 G0 `) i" y: P$ Y. S/ e
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Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.
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