New Study Suggests Melatonin May Help Night Shift Workers Repair DNA Damage

A small clinical trial published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine suggests that melatonin supplements may help night shift workers boost their body's DNA repair processes. This could potentially offset some of the oxidative DNA damage linked to working overnight, which is a factor in increased cancer risk for this population. Researchers emphasize that these are early findings and larger studies are needed before melatonin can be recommended as a long-term strategy.