KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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4 Y1 ]+ I6 z) l! M, f0 c% hwww3.tvboxnow.comScientists 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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/ {" T3 V5 s6 |% g3 ?2 cThe body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence
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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
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( r& q, D# A+ Y! I. d公仔箱論壇Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
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This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.www3.tvboxnow.com7 y* h" H# T4 M% y5 F; v
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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.6 G: J; e" p- \3 G6 q" y
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