KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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: }# W( u h+ u1 X M8 R1 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbScientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical
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Even switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling
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stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texastvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 `) _* i0 t" }) ^: r- C
University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once youwww3.tvboxnow.com. I3 y/ U0 [, I! u8 Z" i- Z" `; a8 `" b
go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.
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3 Q, r( d' @+ n: {$ U2 u4 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。'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
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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。# M5 G9 A$ ~" |2 l: y7 t) ^- G
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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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2 b$ s) B6 g! k' Y. ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThis suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% i0 n2 B% ~% P8 y0 m5 ~ C) U
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lower rates of cancer, it was found.
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+ b7 s; k9 ] R* R) J, o8 gParents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.
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