KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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across time zones, or the light from street lamps can stop enoughtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& z' K L$ p3 n9 E) s
melatonin being made, they say.
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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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" T5 p) Q; U: [公仔箱論壇'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
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Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
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# f" v/ n- w) k+ CAbout 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: r( E0 Y: @' S3 w7 P: t# U
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Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.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。5 h# N0 R# W% |- |. Y7 O u
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