Your body produces 50 different hormones that regulate everything in your body. This video covers some important endocrine glands and their hormones. The major endocrine glands are: the hypothalamus, the pituitary glands, the pineal...

In diesem kurzen Video erfahrt ihr alles Wissenswerte zu Lage, Aufbau und Funktion der Glandula pinealis (Epiphyse).

Using tablet computers before bedtime can disrupt normal sleep patterns, a new study found. Under normal conditions the pineal gland in the brain secretes melatonin, a chemical that is partially responsible for regulating the sleep-wake...

The organization’s three-year research found 11,000 children were brought to the hospital for ingesting Melatonin, 5,000 of them from gummies which health officials say can seem like candy to kids.

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Some Canadian doctors are urging caution as a new study shows more teens and kids are taking melatonin to help them sleep. Many are using it long-term, but there is limited research on its safety for adolescents.

The use of melatonin as a sleep aid has significantly increased over the past two decades, but experts say it isn’t a cure-all, and taking too much can cause health problems.

New research suggests that taking antioxidant vitamins and supplements during cancer treatment could be harmful and impact the effectiveness of chemotherapy.

Across the world, people are tired. On World Sleep Day, one new survey across 17 countries shows many are chronically underslept.

Melatonin is a hormone the body makes to tell the brain that sleep-time is near. It is also a supplement in chewable tablets, gummies, and capsules.

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Officials of the NASA space agency have denied reports that elder astronaut John Glenn has been cut out of a key test planned for his upcoming shuttle mis
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A new study reveals people who sleep less after age 50 are more likely to have chronic diseases.