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 chemical
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' R/ g& \# r, e: F+ x6 D5 k公仔箱論壇Even switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling r* b- R1 H% x! I% Z5 Z
across time zones, or the light from street lamps can stop enough
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* V: W. ~+ l) H( T公仔箱論壇The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence0 f+ ]$ d. q9 ^) `) ?% U# Z
stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. TexasTVBNOW 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。! K' m& Z0 {1 I3 Z. T @' Q
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go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.www3.tvboxnow.com2 G' u9 G. b; `: a" @7 s( Z1 X
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'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
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+ U- i2 O( I( T4 ~www3.tvboxnow.comRates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
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3 x( Q' K1 b+ \- y$ q6 G$ a; s, KAbout 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the disease each year and around 100 die. A conference on childhood leukaemia in London yesterday0 z& f7 ]6 h$ e. j1 I7 b
heard that people were being subjected to more light at night than
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* ~$ b- |7 W7 Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThis suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.公仔箱論壇, R2 X {( I+ \% }- r
5 c+ \; r# @% g' l* _) D9 _0 cPast research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had
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Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have! a3 v; P- t9 B* \* P7 V; X
lower rates of cancer, it was found.- k2 m5 c& @$ c
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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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