Pork, tuna and other foods contain similar — if not higher — levels of tryptophan, the amino acid in turkey often blamed for ...

Tryptophan is often dismissed as the reason for post-Thanksgiving fatigue, but its role in human health extends far beyond the holiday table. As an essential amino acid, tryptophan is crucial for ...

Almost all articles about the turkey-coma myth now point at carbohydrate-heavy side dishes, the sweet potatoes and the pie, ...

Every Thanksgiving, myths of the quasi-magical powers of tryptophan rise again. There’s the turkey/drowsiness myth: Eating ...

The connection between diet and mental wellness has gained increasing attention in recent years, with certain nutrients emerging as key players in brain health. Among these, tryptophan stands out as a ...

Every Thanksgiving, myths of the quasi-magical powers of tryptophan rise again. There’s the turkey/drowsiness myth: Eating ...

In the present study, we hypothesized that the REM-suppressing effects of 5-HT 1A receptor stimulation would counteract the REM-disinhibiting effects of rapid tryptophan depletion (RTD), and vice ...

In conjunction with preliminary studies on monoamine oxidase inhibitors and epilepsy 4 we have recently observed that ingestion of L-tryptophan can in itself produce significant Central-nervous-system ...

You've picked the bones of the Thanksgiving bird; you're in an easy-chair nearly napping: "It's the tryptophan!" you say. But it isn't: you've fallen victim to a common myth about an uncommon molecule ...

Researchers have found that the anti-malarial drug quinine can block a cell's ability to take up the essential amino acid tryptophan, a discovery that may explain many of the adverse side effects ...

Gut bacteria and a diet rich in the amino acid tryptophan can play a protective role against pathogenic E. coli, which can cause severe stomach upset, cramps, fever, intestinal bleeding and renal ...