More on melatonin

I wrote about a recent study investigating a possible connection between melatonin and the development of breast cancer here last week. coturnix--who knows this field much, much better than I--has more discussion on serotonin, melatonin, and their role in health and disease over here at Circadiana. It's a field he actually knows about and there are lots of interesting tidbits, so check it out.

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