There was creamed chicken, creamed celery, creamed fish. And a host of sweetbreads (which, to the uninitiated, are the pancreas and thymus glands of lamb, beef and pork): broiled, braised and ...

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese rice fish detect ultraviolet rays from sunlight directly with the pituitary gland and turn their bodies black for protection, a Japanese team has found.

The surface of Japanese rice fish's body has pigment cells that receive a hormone from cells in the pituitary gland and synthesize melanin. Cells in the gland contain the so-called Opn5m receptor ...

Fish often avoid intense stimuli, but scientists and animal welfare groups have long debated whether fish can feel pain. So is there an answer? Animal rights organization PETA claims on its ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin ...

Many non-mammalian vertebrates like fish, however, are known to detect color and brightness with the pineal gland, which is part of the brain. An Osaka Metropolitan University research group has ...

Many non-mammalian vertebrates like fish, however, are known to detect color and brightness with the pineal gland, which is part of the brain. An Osaka Metropolitan University research group has ...

A team of international researchers led by scientists at City of Hope have demonstrated a way to boost thymic function after ...

There is potential for Tregs and amphiregulin to be used in patients receiving cancer therapies to ameliorate immune function.