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.

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.

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.

Normal production of the melatonin hormone, which is linked with one’s body clock and daylight, is suppressed among night shift workers.

For night shift workers, melatonin supplementation seems to improve oxidative DNA damage repair capacity, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Umaimah Zanif,