KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were公仔箱論壇# T1 ]& C0 i/ q" _+ C( e# u! w0 Z
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Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical: w. j* l8 n" d0 n. W
that fights cancer.
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' K# y, F; C8 u, u/ t7 Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence
1 [+ t7 _# T3 p. \' _ F" Y4 Mwww2.tvboxnow.comstops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texas
' J- ^* c, V" itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbUniversity Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you公仔箱論壇6 n+ ^8 s) G7 v
go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.
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'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
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R+ v0 I' r( @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。Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.www2.tvboxnow.com$ E5 G7 ]* w: [( |. L% ]7 {
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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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4 B- Q, z, Z5 d/ b+ |3 hThis suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.
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5 s! \ b% q2 a5 \" Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBlind 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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