KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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- t6 J- H4 K7 q6 {, Atvb 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 enoughtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 G3 {4 g9 S, c" s9 O0 V6 m
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The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence
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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公仔箱論壇& m! s; ]8 K! k( X
levels drop.'
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( S+ d# n: V& C0 Z" Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.' s/ j, v) ?7 t+ M; S. t! M
" X& D7 y8 R8 A# r, Nos.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.os.tvboxnow.com7 Z: e2 P4 Z: d
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/ x9 Z. P# @# a) ?公仔箱論壇Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have9 @$ l( {. f7 x, t1 t
lower rates of cancer, it was found.
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