KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical: P! _6 C8 n) I
that fights cancer.
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The 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 melatoninos.tvboxnow.com; B) K5 L% L2 ]1 f6 m9 z$ A+ ~
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1 ]% p+ ~2 L( S: t2 g9 T公仔箱論壇Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.公仔箱論壇1 W* ~' |3 \, m3 {, F+ G
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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.公仔箱論壇/ C& R6 v1 d; \
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lower rates of cancer, it was found.
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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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