KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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/ W; M" O A, i! f* f3 l! ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbScientists 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公仔箱論壇5 `( @' h$ a7 _; M1 J
melatonin being made, they say.
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stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texas
) ^: R& j+ i/ R" M1 s& k$ u7 |7 rUniversity Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you
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levels drop.'
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Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.公仔箱論壇. E, g5 Z) P3 l, ~
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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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This 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公仔箱論壇$ b$ O& W1 G* @" \. @
higher levels of breast cancer.
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Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have6 X9 \! L1 u$ i0 R( F1 s, J2 @
lower rates of cancer, it was found.
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6 X* [+ B/ a1 ]/ ?2 E* Z$ L% ?1 p5 A2 EParents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.
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