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.

Melatonin supplementation may enhance DNA repair in night shift workers, reducing oxidative damage and potentially lowering long-term cancer risk.

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.

A small study suggests that taking melatonin supplements might help night shift workers repair damage to their DNA. This damage happens because working at night affects the body’s natural rhythm, reducing the amount of melatonin it produces.

Researchers from BC Cancer Research Institute and University of British Columbia studied 40 night shift workers in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. A 3 mg melatonin dose taken before daytime sleep raised DNA repair markers by 80%.

NIGHT shift workers can reduce their cancer risk by taking the sleep hormone melatonin, suggests a new study. Melatonin supplements offset cancer-causing DNA damage linked to shift work, according

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.

Melatonin supplementation may help offset the DNA damage associated with night shift work by boosting the body's ability to repair it, suggest the