Melatonin supplements are a common solution for people who may struggle with insomnia. Taking magnesium supplements may help melatonin work more effectively.

BACKGROUND: Aortic valve calcification increases leaflet stiffness and contributes to the development of calcific aortic valve disease. The molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying calcification ...

And how to tell if you might need something else entirely.

BENGALURU: Prolonged night shift work may be influencing more than immediate heart and metabolic health, it could be reshaping gene expression in ways that affe ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — As the Nancy Guthrie case enters week three, investigators and the public are awaiting potentially pivotal DNA results tied to a glove recovered near the scene. But according to ...

Scientists have discovered that DNA behaves in a surprising way when squeezed through tiny nanopores, overturning a long-held assumption in genetics research. What researchers once thought were knots ...

Sleep may have started as a simple maintenance window for the nervous system. A new study suggests that even some of the earliest animals with neurons use sleep to reduce DNA damage and cellular ...

Arriving at a friend’s house party recently, I was impressed to find that her three children were already sound asleep. It was only 7pm. The music blared and the guest chatter became increasingly ...

I've always approached taking melatonin supplements with skepticism. They seem to help every once in a while, but your brain is already making melatonin. Beyond that, I am not a fan of the ...

A large cohort study suggests that melatonin from everyday foods may mark dietary patterns associated with lower rates of obesity and depression, while showing no clear links to other chronic diseases ...

In a way, sequencing DNA is very simple: There's a molecule, you look at it, and you write down what you find. You'd think it would be easy—and, for any one letter in the sequence, it is. The problem ...