Saffron Extract Boosts Body’s Natural Melatonin Production

A new study indicates that Pharmactive Biotech Products’ Affron saffron extract enhances the body’s natural production of the sleep-regulating hormone melatonin. The study was published in Antioxidants. “Results of a previous clinical study showed that Pharmactive’s potent saffron extract significantly improves sleep quality, helps to support mood balance after awakenings, reduces sleep-onset latency, eases difficulties…

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Resident Physicians May Not Realize How Sleep Deprived They Are

Resident physicians completing rotations in intensive care units (ICU) overestimate their sleep duration and experience increased sleepiness and burnout, according to a study by West Virginia University researchers investigating the level of fatigue medical school graduates experience.  The study, which took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, was published in Sleep and Breathing. The American Medical…

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