KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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! m& L. o, q$ n i* zScientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical
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1 H/ Z, L. _/ [+ P/ NEven 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 absenceTVBNOW 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。/ \4 m* Z J& d: Y' a% V4 H
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。- o5 I" t8 t) ^* {, Z; E
University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once youTVBNOW 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。' C4 W% e5 G+ p! W1 E" o
go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.! b8 i& N- N0 k, G# `: k, y
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'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin0 k# F: b0 h1 N5 ` ~% G; z3 ?
levels drop.'
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/ a- y6 l V% htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRates 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。( J; q% H" D: ~+ f, e( |
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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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6 g9 B7 c6 m8 @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, have
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Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.5.39.217.77:8898% w8 m: m; s& a" y H8 \" T
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