Studying the hormones involved in social bonding in prairie voles could help scientists understand human friendships and ...
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Sex could help wounds heal faster by reducing stress
Mild wounds healed faster if people took a spray containing the "love hormone" oxytocin and set aside time to praise their ...
Oxytocin, a brain peptide that is widely known for its role in love and bonding, may hold potential for helping individuals overcome alcohol addiction. In a collaborative study with the National ...
A new UC Berkeley study shows that the so-called love hormone, oxytocin, is also critical for the formation of friendships. Oxytocin is released in the brain during sex, childbirth, breastfeeding and ...
Oxytocin promotes social behaviors and helps maintain relationships. But clinical trials in patients with autism show variability in how consistently oxytocin improves these behaviors. Steve Chang, ...
Researchers at the University of Vienna have developed fluorescent peptide tracers that can simultaneously visualise and activate the oxytocin receptor. This receptor–also known as the love/bonding ...
Currently, official birth records include both amniotomy and oxytocin use for labor augmentation, but they do not track utilization of nipple stimulation. Thus, the frequency with which nipple ...
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