October 4, 2022 Sleep disorders Weighted blankets for improved sleep? Small study shows increase in melatonin level with use. Study duration was one day and people were young and healthy. No causal link. More investigations required.
February 3, 2022 General information Using melatonin for sleep is on the rise, study says, despite potential health harms | CTV News. Quality control is poor and contaminants noted in some products. Little evidence that long-term use confers a benefit.
December 18, 2019 Neurology Study does not have the power to link chronic lack of sleep with later onset of dementia. Reverse causality may be at play as well.
April 10, 2019 General information Melatonin use generally safe but some people are exceeding recommended dose. It can help for jet lag but little evidence that it helps for other sleep disorders/problems.
November 12, 2018 Health Headlines Observational study reporting that screen time has little effect on sleep cannot demonstrate cause and effect. No conclusion can be draw only more questions.
May 30, 2017 Exercise Physiology Exercise can improve sleep quality but CNN fluff piece uses old low quality sleep studies irrelevant to general population
March 21, 2017 General information Merits of good quality sleep acknowledged but this study cannot demonstrate a causal link
September 18, 2015 Endocrinology Forgetting that a developing child's brain can be negatively affected by OTC products like melatonin
January 6, 2012 Health Headlines Study investigating sleep problems in infants suffers from selection bias and did not exam the children in question