Reporting in the journal Current Biology, scientists at Queen Mary University of London have discovered a neurohormone that triggers arm autotomy in starfish. Whilst testing the effects of different ...

Starfish can shed their arms to survive. How do they manage this feat? Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have ...

For many creatures, having a limb caught in a predator’s mouth is usually a death sentence. Not starfish, though—they can ...

Now, a team of scientists have detected a type of neurohormone that is responsible for triggering limb-cutting in the common sea star (Asterias rubens). The findings are detailed in a study ...

Neurohormone assays and cardiopulmonary stress tests were done at enrollment, and at 3 months and 9 months of follow-up. Patients also underwent echocardiography examinations and rated their ...

Research by scientists at Queen Mary University of London have uncovered the mechanisms of autotomy by identifying a neurohormone that promotes arm loss in starfish. Researchers at Queen Mary ...

It’s often seen that whenever predators attack starfish, the marine invertebrate sheds arms (autonomy) in an attempt to ...

Melatonin is a hormone made by the pineal gland. That's a pea-sized gland found just above the middle of your brain. It helps your body know when it's time to sleep and wake up. Normally, yo ...

Photographie d'un spécimen d'étoile de mer commune européenne, Asterias rubens, avec un bras en régénération. Les étoiles de ...

In many other countries, the over-the-counter sale of this neurohormone is not permitted or requires a prescription, and the U.S. Postal Service lists unapproved melatonin preparations among items ...

En 1977, il devient Prix Nobel avec Roger Guillemin, pour leurs découvertes sur le système hormonal et, en particulier, le séquençage de la TRH et de la GnRH et l'étude du rôle de cette dernière ...