KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were- E9 j) m0 `4 C" ~. L! Y
warned yesterday.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。4 q3 q* _: O8 N9 ~5 M1 a
. h! T l4 X0 c& R, {+ d$ DScientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical
5 Y z* K/ u. R; Y% O# utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthat fights cancer.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。. Z: \- ?1 i; {" A
1 l, M/ ?7 G) l9 e. ~Even switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling公仔箱論壇4 c6 o _& [: \" S6 J( b
across time zones, or the light from street lamps can stop enough5.39.217.76+ A7 [7 Y2 S/ a; w K% @
melatonin being made, they say.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 E- a1 H% o& }, B
, y4 e) x; W, N5.39.217.76The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence( Y2 K1 I* w" ?7 H0 I) B% @, b. W
stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texas公仔箱論壇6 d& w7 `5 I R5 O5 g' B" T
University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you
: g( j0 P+ z$ ]. {( k- l2 w5.39.217.76go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.
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'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
2 ]: j5 [8 {" U" r- `5.39.217.76levels drop.'
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Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.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。2 Y- L1 ^& e1 a9 a" |
: e; |. t; b! s. @5 ~$ q7 h9 _tvb 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+ L2 {5 ?5 Y8 Q
heard that people were being subjected to more light at night than
8 D/ z! g6 h! C2 Q( }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。ever..
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# n0 O, u/ p( o4 j7 T+ jThis suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.
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s. N: {% [" {/ N5 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPast research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had5.39.217.760 e& z8 `+ r, ` u
higher levels of breast cancer.
0 k f1 j7 @1 x# QTVBNOW 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。
8 t4 G' F) j+ Q" [1 y, `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。Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, haveTVBNOW 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。0 C7 a# l% D* l4 d* f* B8 v. L
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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