It can acutely raise blood glucose levels by suppressing insulin secretion, but in the long term, it may confer metabolic benefits.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a couple issues with my bladder and a sleep aid. I am an 81-year-old male in fairly good health. I have a difficult time getting back to sleep after getting up to empty my ...

Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Key Takeaways Melatonin should be taken 1 to 2 hours before bedtime to help align ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel Combs, MD You can take melatonin nightly, but use only 1-5 milligrams short-term.Melatonin can have side effects like dizziness, nausea, and headaches.Melatonin ...

Melatonin’s side effects Since 2006, a small but growing subset of adults are taking amounts of melatonin that far exceed the dosage of 5 milligrams a day typically used as a short-term treatment, the ...

As families return to school-term routines, sleep difficulties often resurface. For many parents, particularly those raising ...

The association between melatonin and increased risk of heart failure or death found in this study, which cannot prove a cause-and-effect relationship, raises safety concerns about the use of ...

OPENER. WELL, IF YOU’RE TOSSING AND TURNING AT NIGHT, SUPPLEMENTS MAY BE THE KEY TO A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP. MALLORY ANDERSON AND CONSUMER REPORTS EXPLAIN WHICH ONES MAY ACTUALLY HELP YOU DRIFT OFF AND ...

Melatonin supplements are sold as sleep aids over the counter in the U.S. Some years ago, pediatrician Dr. Judith Owens noticed a disturbing pattern. A professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School ...

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 ...

Melatonin is a hormone that regulates your sleep-wake cycle. Some research shows melatonin supplements might promote modest weight loss, as well as fat loss ...

(CNN) — More and more adults are taking over-the-counter melatonin to get to sleep, and some may be using it at dangerously high levels, a study has found. The overall use among the US adult ...