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Melatonin is “a naturally occurring hormone, produced by the brain, which signals that it is time to sleep”, says Professor Guy Leschziner, a consultant neurologist specialising in sleep disorders at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals. “As such it is intrinsically different to sedatives, which suppress the central nervous system and slow brain activity, and…

