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Melatonin could be a possible treatment for those who contract the coronavirus, according to a new study from the Cleveland Clinic. The findings were published in the journal PLOS Biology.
The hormone, which regulates the body's circadian rhythm and sleep-wake cycle, was associated with a 30% reduced likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19.
Op-Ed: Are Marijuana Use and Suicide Linked?
— A review of the data show there's cause for alarm
Correlation does not mean causation, but that is why we do research -- to follow correlations in an effort to determine causation. Data linking marijuana use to people with suicidal ideation, attempts, and completed suicides are steadily increasing.
...according to a study published online in Environmental Health Perspectives.
...according to a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.
“Tryptophan can be metabolized to either a route where serotonin is produced, or to the kynurenine pathway,” said co-senior study author Brisa Fernandes, MD, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Like me, you are probably noticing more and more in recent weeks that emotions, like viruses, seem to be spreading from person to person. Fear and anxiety have risen in the general population in the face of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, and, perhaps more notably, in the patients I have been seeing in my office.
...are associated with increased risk of incident cardiovascular disease, a study published in JAMA suggests.