標題: [健康資訊] SLEEPING WITH LIGHT ON MAY CAUSE CANCER [打印本頁] 作者: Janetchan79 時間: 2008-8-1 11:02 AM 標題: SLEEPING WITH LIGHT ON MAY CAUSE CANCER
KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were ' M9 b8 f+ c8 b3 Z1 j/ H8 d5.39.217.76warned yesterday. # L! Z4 l# D4 R6 Y# D6 M 5.39.217.76( b" \ G3 v: t
Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical9 n/ J6 g1 w/ T }& Y! y/ o
that fights cancer. 6 ?; k6 K, X; \/ l5 A* ^5.39.217.767 J3 j# f6 h3 A- N
Even switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling + q3 h% S7 B8 ]* L* PTVBNOW 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。across time zones, or the light from street lamps can stop enough5 \) E6 Z" u2 j/ l) u; ^
melatonin being made, they say.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 H, d3 a& u+ @0 I/ m* E% z6 G
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The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absencetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 w2 t" S9 k: u/ U, O( j( d* ^
stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texastvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; f7 ^' \. q+ \
University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you + G% ~7 O7 _* ~) @8 w: K D, o7 C) L公仔箱論壇go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute. 2 {4 m' E% r3 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 a4 H7 R/ F& @) s
'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin " P8 X$ x) S' w公仔箱論壇levels drop.' * j4 [: K* x1 {# B公仔箱論壇5.39.217.76 t- N# |: g* m1 g+ T6 C1 I# q
Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years. 1 f' G# L9 b1 I; i/ \ % y2 s4 a3 z; ]9 y- Q
About 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the disease each year and around 100 die. A conference on childhood leukaemia in London yesterday公仔箱論壇3 |7 f) U/ u7 R& N; g# Y
heard that people were being subjected to more light at night than! M, K$ a' d- N q7 L, V! b
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+ {) D5 z9 h; n& f, x3 g' wThis suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am. ) @ f4 A% a$ B, |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。 , ], C1 \2 r$ l9 e% jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPast research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had6 f/ [ d& @; }4 [! w
higher levels of breast cancer.8 B$ d! T+ Y3 F2 `8 O
2 s; n; Z' E$ z" qBlind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have , T0 s6 D1 i$ @4 G6 }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。lower rates of cancer, it was found.9 `+ B- N' V9 T Q
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Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark. / c9 P9 o3 i) m$ @, B公仔箱論壇作者: kingbw88 時間: 2008-8-1 10:16 PM 標題: 回應 Janetchan79 第 1 篇文章
