KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were4 t- W0 t; j$ N, O5 E
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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 enoughtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% d' G/ o, \! s n- Y9 M
melatonin being made, they say.
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! ]; C: [, V. ]2 K, Y# S# j _公仔箱論壇The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence
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2 j4 t" r5 c) d1 ^# `& Z公仔箱論壇University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you
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'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin' Q5 l' V2 j0 k7 x0 ~
levels drop.'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。 {* F: l- D6 q* n9 \
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( E, Z! e; B& EAbout 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the disease each year and around 100 die. A conference on childhood leukaemia in London yesterdaytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% k7 h2 ]9 f U! m; J# \
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( \: \+ H9 i+ M- z( L5 I; xwww2.tvboxnow.comThis 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, had
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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.
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