The body requires sleep to heal itself, and protect its immune system from damage. The production of melatonin hormone which ...

Night shift workers who took melatonin supplements before sleeping during the day showed signs of improved DNA repair, according to a new randomized controlled trial published in Occupational & ...

An 8 percent increase in breast cancer risk was found in women who worked night shifts for less than 30 years. The second study reports that nighttime bright light exposure is linked to increased ...

The dietary supplement melatonin does not improve the symptoms of cachexia in patients with advanced cancer, according to a study published online February 25 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology ...

Cancer research reveals blood tests can detect tumor-derived mutations years before diagnosis. Johns Hopkins scientists highlight the potential for earlier detection and treatment.

Most cancer-screening programmes aim to detect lesions and remove them before they become cancerous. But it is hard to know whom to screen and which lesions, once detected, to remove. Screening ...

Over the past decade, the number of children overdosing on melatonin, a sleep aid, has increased by 530%, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...