Many biological processes exhibit daytime differences governed by rhythmic exposure to sunlight, termed circadian rhythms.

Every Thanksgiving, myths of the quasi-magical powers of tryptophan rise again. There’s the turkey/drowsiness myth: Eating lots of juicy turkey meat supposedly makes people feel tired because it ...

Are you looking for foods that can help you improve your sleep, regulate your mood, and keep your appetite in check? Well, the best foods high in tryptophan can do just that. Tryptophan is an ...

Tart cherry juice contains melatonin and tryptophan, which can help you sleep. It may also enhance brain health and decrease ...

Tryptophan is a key amino acid in the human diet that is broken down by gut microorganisms, which convert it into multiple metabolites that have various effects on human health. A recent study ...

Tryptophan does far more than help us sleep—it fuels brain chemistry, energy production, and mood-regulating neurotransmitters. But as the brain ages or develops neurological disease, this delicate ...

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to exist on Bennu, a small asteroid that swings by our planet about every six ...

Advanced treatments, known as immunotherapies that activate T cells—our body's immune cells—to eliminate cancer cells, have shown limited efficacy as standalone therapies for glioblastoma, the most ...

Belle Amatt told Newsweek that nutrition plays a quiet but powerful role in how easily children fall—and stay—asleep.

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to exist on Bennu, a small asteroid that swings by our planet about every six ...