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Worms Reveal Why Melatonin Promotes Sleep
When melatonin fits into the MT1 receptor in the worm's brain, it opens a potassium channel known as the BK channel.
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Taking Back Control in Hypersomnia Disorders
A common concern in narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia is a feeling of having little control over symptoms, which can lead to despair. But disorders of excessive sleepiness do have both medication and non-medication treatment approaches.
Melatonin Use Linked to Lower Likelihood of Testing Positive for COVID-19
The data suggest correlations but do not confer cause and effect. There may be something else about patients who take melatonin that is responsible for their apparent reduced risk.
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Sleep Wellness Brand Launches Sleep Coaching & OTC Supplements
Consumers can select Proper sleep formulations a-la-carte or by subscription, and a 30-minute consultation with a health and wellness coach.
Read More2-Year Study Confirms Favorable Safety Profile of REMFresh Over-the-Counter Melatonin
Findings from REMSU24 are consistent with the outcomes from REMSU12, reaffirming the safety and tolerability profile of REMfresh in a real-world setting.
Read MoreProper Lands $9.5m in Funding to Launch ‘Holistic’ Sleeping Pills
Proper says its sleep coaching is provided by vetted, board-certified health and wellness coaches under the guidance of a clinical psychologist and behavioral sleep medicine specialist, reports New York Business Journal.
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Clinical Study: Saffron Extract Improves Sleep Parameters
Results from a new clinical study found beneficial effects of Pharmactive’s Affron saffron extract to support several parameters of sleep quality, including helping induce restorative sleep.
Read MoreMika: This Therapy Is Helping Me Triumph Over My 20-year Addiction to Sleep Medicine
The Know Your Value founder and “Morning Joe” co-host says Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which she started about two years ago, has changed her life, reports NBC.I’m not talking about Tylenol P.M., melatonin,...
Read MoreCan NyQuil Cause Memory Loss?
Some people take over-the-counter (OTC) antihistamine-containing sleep aids (i.e. NyQuil) to help them fall asleep even when they’re not sick—a strategy that might not sound very risky at first,...
Read MoreMelatonin Could Ease Autistic Children’s Sleep Problems
Melatonin is safe for long-term use in autistic children who have difficulty sleeping, according to a new study. The study tracked the sleep hormone’s effects in autistic children over a two-year period. Melatonin...
Read MoreMeghan King Edmonds Defends Letting Daughter, 3, Take a Melatonin Gummy: ‘It Is Completely Safe’
King Edmonds later released a statement about the incident, telling PEOPLE that she had received criticism over the gummy and wanted to “give a full explanation to this silliness.”“It was a melatonin gummy for...
Read MoreCannabis and Sleep: Could a Little-known Cannabinoid Upend the Natural Sleep-aid Market?
The legalization of medical cannabis means natural sleep-aid market is acquiring a whole new sub-sector. As states continue to modify their cannabis legislation, a relatively unknown cannabinoid called Cannabinol,...
Read MoreThis Headphone Headband Wants to Cure Insomnia
The HoomBand headband is an alternative to uncomfortable headphones for restless sleepers and those who suffer from insomnia who want to fall asleep to the sound of white noise.The band gently wraps around your...
Read MoreAre Melatonin Gummies for Kids Safe? A Pediatrician Weighs In
Pediatrician Amir Marashi, MD, FAAP, of ProHEALTH Pediatric Urgent Care of Yorkville, discusses wether melatonin supplements are safe for children. The truth is that there haven’t been many studies on...
Read MoreUrinary Melatonin May Predict Therapeutic Response to Fluoxetine
Urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) excretion can act as a biomarker for predicting a positive therapeutic response to fluoxetine, according to results published in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. Previous...
Read MoreWeed May Not Ease Sleep Problems, Especially for Regular Users, Studies Say
Research has suggested that frequency of use may be a key factor as to why cannabis begins to fail as a sleep aid, reports CNN. “Most of the research has so far examined synthetically extracted cannabis compounds, mainly...
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Melatonin Supplements: Gummies, Oral Strips, and Inhalers. Oh My!
As consumer demand grows for lab-created iterations of the sleep hormone, marketers respond with...
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