Some studies point to melatonin use as beneficial to heart health, while others say the opposite. Here’s how to make sense of the complex research. Melatonin may be one of America’s most trusted sleep ...

Overdose deaths are falling at a pace the United States has not seen in decades. Centers for Disease Control projections show a nearly 25% decline for the twelve months ending in April 2025. But the ...

WASHINGTON — Sleep aids containing melatonin are booming, but new research points to an association between longer-term use and a risk of heart failure. According to an analysis presented at an ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 82-year-old female who has a hard time staying asleep. I have been taking melatonin to help. I read recently that if you have taken melatonin for a long time, you could have a ...

In an interesting turn of botanical events, University of Houston engineers report that while melatonin keeps us asleep, it wakes up plants, helping them grow. Melatonin, a hormone produced in the ...

A recent article in Maryland Matters highlighted an extremely encouraging trend: Maryland is leading the country in our efforts to reduce overdoses. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

It’s no secret that countless folks use melatonin to doze off at night. In fact, a 2023 survey conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found that more than six in 10 Americans have taken ...

The popular supplement has been linked to heart failure — but nearly half of parents rely on it to get their kids to sleep. What do the experts say? Getty Melatonin has been the go-to sleep aid for ...

Long-term melatonin use for sleep problems may come with unexpected heart dangers. Researchers found that chronic users were almost twice as likely to die and 3.5 times more likely to be hospitalized ...

As many as 70 million people in the U.S. have problems with sleep, and many are increasingly turning to melatonin supplements to help them fall asleep. People generally perceive these over-the-counter ...