KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents weretvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ V0 H7 S& e; f4 f
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Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical
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5 l" A* f5 n9 ^. OThe 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
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% c, d8 V* I* d* btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
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! V0 n+ D/ l2 g& o! [Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.www3.tvboxnow.com5 p" w- \* i& D6 H5 @: Z
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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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This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.
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Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have
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' }5 e& M) ?7 f* C' _www3.tvboxnow.comParents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.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。" u! D( c. M8 |8 D o( c
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