Studying the hormones involved in social bonding in prairie voles could help scientists understand human friendships and romantic bonds.

Oxytocin, the so-called 'love hormone', could actually play an important role in combating stress-related digestive problems. That’s according to recent research conducted at Penn State University ...

Oxytocin Peptide Hormone: Mechanism of Action Studies suggest that Oxytocin is a neurotransmitter and an essential hormone implicated in various aspects of social behavior and reproduction. Oxytocin ...

During the pandemic lockdown, as couples have been forced to spend days and weeks in one another's company, some have found their love renewed while others are on their way to divorce court. Oxytocin, ...

The hormone oxytocin — known as the “love drug” or “cuddle chemical” — plays an important role in pair-bonding, child-rearing and social behavior. Now researchers are discovering that it could also ...

Devanand Manoli, MD, PhD, studies the effects of oxytocin, the molecule behind pair bonding. He works with Psychiatry Postdoctoral Scholars Ruchira Sharma, PhD, (left) and Kristen Berendzen, MD, PhD, ...

Regular doses of the hormone oxytocin do not appear to overcome deficits in social functioning among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of ...

Okay, what does that mean, David? To bring us from esoteric biochemistry to the practically useful, it means that it is one of the various chemicals in your body that influences your experiences and ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- We know why we love our dogs, but why do dogs love us? A new study suggests the answer could be what some call the "love hormone." Blame it on the oxytocin - a hormone produced ...

Oxytocin, the so-called 'love hormone', could actually play an important role in combating stress-related digestive problems. That’s according to recent research conducted at Penn State University ...

The 9-amino acid peptide Oxytocin (OT) has a sulfur bridge connecting its two cysteines. Research indicates that the posterior pituitary gland, a small organ near the brain's base, may be responsible ...

Much of what we know about the actions of neuromodulators like oxytocin comes from behavioral studies of lab animals in standard lab conditions. These conditions are strictly controlled and artificial ...