Melatonin, night shift workers and cancer

Melatonin might help night shift workers lower cancer risk, study says
Night shift workers face an increased risk of cancer, as their disrupted sleep cycle causes wear and tear on their DNA. But taking melatonin might help ward off this risk, a new study suggests.
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Commentary: A salute to the night-shift workers — Danny Tyree
It’s not just biology. Needing to sleep in the daytime is like blood in the water attracting sharks. Neighbor Jones decides to crank up a diesel lawnmower for his AstroTurf lawn. Door-to-door salesmen come by hawking solar-powered anvils. Faulty GPS leads homecoming parades down cul-de-sacs. And so forth.
Night shift workers can reduce cancer risk by taking melatonin: study
Scientists say melatonin supplements may help offset cancer-causing DNA damage linked to shift work. The post Night shift workers can reduce cancer risk by taking melatonin: study appeared first on Talker.
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TYRADES! Shall We Salute Night Shift Workers?
My wife’s sister and her husband have for years both worked third shift (a.k.a. “the graveyard shift”), and they seem to be in good company. About 20 percent of the full-time workforce in the United States participates in some form of shift work (second shift,
Melatonin Improves DNA Damage Repair Capacity in Night Shift Workers
For night shift workers, melatonin supplementation seems to improve oxidative DNA damage repair capacity, according t
Melatonin supplementation may help offset DNA damage linked to night shift work
Melatonin supplementation may help offset the DNA damage associated with night shift work by boosting the body's ability to repair it, suggest the findings of a small clinical trial published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Nissan cancels night shift on one production line
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Working the night shift may be impacting your health
We know that working the night shift can be harmful to the body. But a new study in the British Medical Journal shows taking melatonin can reduce the damage. People who work the night shift have a ...
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Fired HHS Workers Speak Out; PharmD Reacts to 'Love Is Blind'; No More Night Shifts
Emergency physician Michelle Beeson, MD, celebrated her last night shift after 30 years of service. Virologist Angela Rasmussen, PhD, explained how flu vaccine strains are selected in a detailed ...
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Melatonin pills could help repair DNA damage due to night shift work, study finds
Melatonin pills could help repair DNA damage due to night shift work, study finds Normal production of the melatonin hormone, which is linked with one’s body clock and daylight, is suppressed ...
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Tyree: A salute to night-shift workers
Whatever their motivation, say “thank you” to those dedicated night-shift workers. “Thank you” and not “Oh, I’m glad you’re up…sort of.