Practitioners explore use of melatonin as adjuvant therapy for COVID-19

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While dietary supplements are not formulated to prevent or treat illnesses on their own, many supplements and natural remedies have been the focus of research as possible supportive options amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Melatonin, a hormone produced in the body to regulate circadian rhythms and help with internal sleep-wake cycles, has garnered attention from the medical research community. Most notably considered a sleep aid, two recent studies conducted during the wake of…