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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Even 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 absence
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Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years." Q" r; B6 b3 h& W" A# W6 h
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This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.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。% R/ _! o1 t$ J ^" ]- Y
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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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