KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were公仔箱論壇' ~7 L+ ?) p; M4 i; E
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9 \" k( e/ O$ s公仔箱論壇Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical
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across time zones, or the light from street lamps can stop enough
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The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence* W; { p3 y& y K
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University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you- g& {3 Y1 L! S' ?+ o+ B
go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.
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'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
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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 yesterday3 O! w1 {" x" k3 {6 w
heard that people were being subjected to more light at night than公仔箱論壇; ]/ p0 [' Q0 X+ X4 {) z
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7 ], q) k" ~5 `+ i6 s" gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThis suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.
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Past research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, hadtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ K) l7 N d8 @$ h& ~+ p2 ^
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Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, havetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 M1 e. {7 i9 g. C% c# y c6 A
lower rates of cancer, it was found.
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- b8 {) i* o5 S公仔箱論壇Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.
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