<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/12-02/reseach-melatonin-heart-health.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>Research</categories><pubDate>12/02/2025 04:30:00 AM</pubDate><title>Downstate Research Sparks National Conversation on Melatonin and Heart Health</title><sub-title/><description>Downstate received national and international attention this month after a study by Ekenedilichukwu Nnadi, M.D., Chief Resident in Internal Medicine and Primary Care, was presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions. The research analyzed electronic health records from more than 130,000 adults with insomnia to examine whether long-term melatonin use relates to heart health.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.downstate.edu/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/12-02/_images/ekenedilichukwu_nnadi.jpg" alt="Downstate Research"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/12-02/reseach-melatonin-heart-health.xml</loc><categories><category>Research</category></categories></item>