KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were: A( A( r8 ]1 b4 N
warned yesterday.5.39.217.760 ~/ x% y$ f8 m1 B
: g" q; X! r/ q4 A7 O! m公仔箱論壇Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical公仔箱論壇4 N6 ^' o1 [5 t8 m J
that fights cancer.
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- U6 ?/ L2 s1 D4 E6 p. ], B0 Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEven switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling公仔箱論壇5 ?* A9 M% [% a0 F6 J8 F# G0 N
across time zones, or the light from street lamps can stop enough* y$ c T* _% g/ a0 A! q+ `
melatonin being made, they say.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。1 Q' b3 {$ L4 G
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University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you5.39.217.766 |. k) |* Q2 z& S$ V
go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.5.39.217.76) j. M, U/ h! x/ D+ S3 F
* M- A. M% p; {0 i( K' m7 W% tTVBNOW 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。'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
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6 @6 S4 V# t8 ^! B% ?" j/ RRates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
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8 ^* x- c$ A! K6 _* R& vTVBNOW 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。About 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the disease each year and around 100 die. A conference on childhood leukaemia in London yesterday
+ y9 y4 L3 T0 U# ~. sTVBNOW 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。heard that people were being subjected to more light at night than( ?1 r5 D9 H' C$ R
ever..
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" P- T9 I* e4 J0 o% N+ l1 I, F# k: i5.39.217.76This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.5.39.217.76$ N# ^# D/ e" t% M2 b
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higher levels of breast cancer.
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7 }2 Q6 m/ l" f P" F5.39.217.76Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have! T& W# B' u0 m/ X+ Z
lower rates of cancer, it was found.
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/ b4 J) K4 E$ t( B& h/ \公仔箱論壇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。, b% V5 x7 l1 q; ^; d5 { H
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