KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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3 p H" A6 O1 |# l' Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbScientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical公仔箱論壇. C# L6 o y. B
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melatonin being made, they say.
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The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence
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levels drop.'
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; k# b3 z6 {& L$ g5 kwww2.tvboxnow.comAbout 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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This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.www2.tvboxnow.com1 ]! o% {3 m# }' [- v$ R' i
' W- C& Q" W3 c; X. { |0 \+ c公仔箱論壇Past research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had
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Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.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。8 @' C' \+ r+ K# W: \5 c
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