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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In their November Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, the American Heart Association released a preliminary study showing that long-term use of melatonin supplements could be connected to heart ...

WASHINGTON — Don’t lose sleep over headlines linking melatonin to heart failure. That’s the message after some scary-sounding reports about a preliminary study involving the sleep-related supplement.

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(WJW) — Those who take melatonin supplements at night to help with sleep may be getting a wake-up call. A preliminary observational study from the American Heart Association (AHA) found that those ...