The pineal gland is responsible for producing melatonin, and ensuring a host of hormonal reactions are produced in your body. One example is your pineal gland’s effects on your thyroid function.

While much attention has been focused on melatonin from the pineal gland and its role in sleep and the circadian rhythm, melatonin is also secreted by cells in other parts of the body including the ...

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For such a pint-sized organ, the pineal gland plays a big part in everyday life and that can be both a blessing and a curse. It is the reason that people take melatonin when they have sleeping ...

Melatonin is a hormone created by the pineal gland in the midbrain and it helps regulate your sleep and wake cycle, according to Dr. Hal Alpert, a telemedicine consultant at Blue Sleep.

Mention melatonin and many people think of the over-the-counter sleep aid. But the hormone made in the brain’s pineal gland controls much more than just how sleepy we get, according to research ...

Melatonin supplements help people get to sleep because they mimic the body's natural production of the hormone. Thanks to their more natural branding as a sleeping aid with no prescription needed ...

Melatonin is produced in the pineal gland, located inside the brain. Like the heart, it is controlled through the autonomic nervous system, which regulates involuntary processes in the body.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mention melatonin and many people think of the over-the-counter sleep aid. But the hormone made in the brain’s pineal gland controls much more than just how sleepy we get, according to ...