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Pediatric medicine specialists are calling for more research into the effects of melatonin supplements for children because one in five parents give their school-aged or adolescent children the sleep aid routinely.

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Researchers have raised concerns about the high number of kids and preteens consistently taking melatonin, because the long-term safety of the sleep aid has not been well-studied.

Three iconic beaches are slated to be landing spots for high-voltage cables carrying power from offshore wind. But not if these residents get their way.

BARNSTABLE — The scene at Barnstable High School on a recent Monday night felt like a homecoming rally — all anxious energy, cheers, and hugs. A crush of bodies flooded the hallway as revelers greeted friends and handed out fliers to people pouring into the auditorium. Except these weren’t high schoolers filling the corridor. This was a public meeting for Barnstable residents to discuss a developer’s plans to lay transmission cables from offshore ...

Nearly one in five school-aged children and preteens now take melatonin for sleep, and some parents routinely give the hormone to preschoolers, according to new research from the University of Colorado Boulder published Nov. 13 in JAMA Pediatrics.

As many as 20% of school-aged children and preteens may use melatonin supplements and parents may be giving the products to children at an early age, says new data that has been criticized by industry associations as “irrelevant and flawed”.

A CU Boulder study found nearly one in five school-aged kids and preteens take melatonin for sleep – some parents are also giving the hormone to preschoolers.

A growing wave of opposition in Barnstable and other coastal communities on the front-lines of the offshore wind revolution represent a potential threat to the growth of clean energy.

One in five school-aged children and preteens now takes melatonin to fall asleep, according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics. The hormone is routinely given to an increasing number of child...