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2 S3 c) [# Q. P' A2 rScientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemicalTVBNOW 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。! T8 ]3 y% F# h6 L! M8 |
that fights cancer.
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, L& \1 r9 w/ V' s2 J+ E/ QEven switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travellingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 V& V" o4 |- T* W
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y. O* t1 `+ G2 y- g" P5.39.217.76The 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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( b# @! ]6 a" W5 ?Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
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3 m5 D: _9 h0 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAbout 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.2 M+ W2 G6 z W9 L! h
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Past research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had公仔箱論壇! C. ~: n4 L1 a" q' w
higher levels of breast cancer.
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Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have
4 s8 i: e) x9 f! n3 R2 S公仔箱論壇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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