KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents wereTVBNOW 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。$ e) O4 e- r' g( d1 u! H
warned yesterday.
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# h) U3 f8 [( o* F% I1 pScientists 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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$ X- y- K) I4 m8 o, N公仔箱論壇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 youtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 s! d! ]0 i. _ M. i2 G
go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.5.39.217.77% Q% h) y' `3 d2 [% @5 x h& j$ S
: a: s4 a, \" i4 b( m) |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。'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonintvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. S3 X8 O I6 O) o# s9 k
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Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- c$ L* g3 w. `3 ~' J- t
3 R" @" g) ~/ z" ]+ Xtvb 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 yesterday5.39.217.77, a! Y! q( W4 G' p- D) F2 ]
heard that people were being subjected to more light at night than
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This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 C2 k8 O! D; E3 y6 {
* z) B2 V1 P6 o; o6 IPast research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, hadTVBNOW 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。2 D: [9 H6 O1 `( q1 E6 F3 ]8 v3 [
higher levels of breast cancer.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' S, `" y/ g0 Z/ ]( m
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Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have
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% u h* I5 y1 X( |2 ?5 w7 P: fTVBNOW 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。Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.
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