Scientists have discovered that bombesin, a hunger-regulating hormone found in humans, dates back over 500 million years and ...

By helmutvogler The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, reveal that this ...

A tiny molecule called bombesin links starfish and humans in appetite control, revealing a surprising evolutionary connection.

The discovery could help develop new Ozempic-like weight-loss drugs. The post Study finds hormone controlling appetite comes ...

A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has ...

This sped-up video (60x speed) shows the fascinating effect of ArBN on the common starfish (Asterias rubens). While ArBN doesn’t cause complete stomach retraction - it’s about 50% after 6 minutes.

This sped-up video (60x speed) shows the fascinating effect of ArBN on the common starfish (Asterias rubens). While ArBN doesn’t cause complete stomach retraction - it’s about 50% after 6 minutes.

Deep in the underwater world, animals like starfish use unusual ways to escape predators. In an act called autotomy, starfish shed one or more of their limbs to flee their hunters. The severed, ...