Originally from the Midwest, Victoria Clayton is a professional writer working and living in southern California. Her reporting has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Atlantic, Los Angeles ...

Share on Pinterest New research finds that U.S. adults took twice as much melatonin for sleep in 2018 than they did a decade before. stock_colors/Getty Images A good night’s sleep is essential for ...

Melatonin supplements are commonly used by people who need help falling or staying asleep, but the time that you take ...

The pineal gland in the brain produces the sleep hormone melatonin in response to darkness. Melatonin helps regulate the body’s circadian rhythm, which is the internal process that involves the ...

Long-term use of melatonin supplements may be linked with a higher risk of heart failure, according to new research — but does that mean people taking it as a sleep aid should stop using it now? In a ...