A meta-analysis of published evidence upholds the efficacy of endogenous melatonin to improve irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) severity in diagnosed patients.
Results from a new industry funded human clinical study demonstrate how a standardised saffron extract can promote restorative sleep, and suggests a novel mechanism of action on melatonin levels.
France’s National Union of Food Supplements, Synadiet says that it is ‘astonished at the total absence of consumer experiences’ in a report that warns the general public of poor quality supplements.
Lack of melatonin has been widely linked to sleep disorders and disturbances in the human circadian rhythm or body clock. But the hormone may also benefit sleep-related aspects of other conditions, say researchers.
The Czech Republic has banned melatonin as a food supplement ingredient as part of a decree laying out prohibitions and restrictions for over 100 substances.
The Italian Ministry of Health has cut the maximum allowed level of melatonin in nutritional supplements from 5mg per day to 1mg per day - citing EFSA health claims approvals and the fact that 2mg doses are approved for medical uses as reasons for the...
A daily supplement of melatonin could improve tinnitus and sleep, a
result that offers hope to the estimated 15m Americans who consider
their tinnitus to be a serious problem.
A review of 25 studies has led researchers to claim the human
hormone melatonin does not help people with sleep problems like jet
lag, conclusions that have questioned by an industry association.
Melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone that can be taken orally
to regulate sleep patterns, reduced the blood pressure (BP) of
hypertensive women, claim Italian researchers.
The health-conferring benefits of walnuts have been widely studied,
but new research has shown that they are a source of the
antioxidant hormone melatonin. It indicates that consumption of
walnuts can boost blood levels of melatonin...
Scientists carrying out meta analysis of research into the effects
of exogenous melatonin have concluded that supplements can help
improve sleep quality, decreasing sleep onset latency and
increasing sleep efficiency and total sleep...
Levels of the hormone melatonin, shown in animals to protect
against the development of breast cancer, appear to have no
relationship with risk for the cancer in humans, reports a UK team,
failing to confirm previous results from...
Melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone found in the body, might
one day offer a new approach to traditional high blood pressure
treatments, according to a report in today's rapid access issue of
Hypertension.
Taking supplements of melatonin, used to combat insomnia or jet
lag, could pose health risks for people with asthma say researchers
in the US. Higher levels of melatonin are associated with an
overnight loss of lung function in asthma...
Researchers in Hong Kong report that the hormone melatonin, more
commonly used to reduce the effects of jetlag, could protect the
brain from the effects of stroke.
UK scientists claim that funding should be provided to back proper
testing of the supplement melatonin, used to relieve jet lag
symptoms, so that it can be widely used by the public.
Melatonin, a widely used naturally occurring hormone used to treat
insomnia and jet lag, may reverse the formation of a protein
complex that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease
