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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melatonin being made, they say.公仔箱論壇+ }% I4 Q8 X$ \. |4 M8 x I
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The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence: @2 m% ~9 A- k8 ^# j' Q
stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texaswww2.tvboxnow.com* V" x1 f- N4 w. \0 {
University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you
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# x' Y6 e4 R; \& }( C公仔箱論壇Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.6 s/ {. m- X+ A$ h- {" h: G6 @
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heard that people were being subjected to more light at night than
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; C g1 S4 e# T5 Fwww2.tvboxnow.comThis suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.
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lower rates of cancer, it was found.
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2 d8 L) _9 I5 |2 C6 Q! Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbParents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 ~8 V7 f" c6 Y/ z% h
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