KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were公仔箱論壇8 y& |+ t( L6 ?& v! e# _6 |
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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 enough
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p& M, m$ H1 f. X rThe body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absencetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 P {/ W J, f$ a: c# s
stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texas
; h4 a) Z+ {' h* E. K" jUniversity Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you% o; R, I7 x& o# M3 j) D
go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.
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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。# c' g6 p+ C* f1 i7 N: K
0 [; _. i0 K9 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.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。! a4 i' Y0 s' U+ s: }* w' t
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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 yesterday
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Past research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had* P0 n' g; d) \: r: V
higher levels of breast cancer.
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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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