Oxytocin, often called the “love hormone” for its role in social bonding and maternal behaviors, is now being investigated for something unexpected—its ability to regulate addictive behaviors and ...

Often called the “love hormone” or the “cuddle hormone,” oxytocin promotes feelings of love, bonding, and well-being.

New research suggests oxytocin, the so-called “love hormone,” may help protect women from mood disturbances caused by sleep ...

In animals with social structures, the drive to reproduce is a complex process; governed by the brain, it's influenced by ...

Oxytocin, often called "the love hormone," may play a protective role in mood disturbances triggered by sleep loss and ...

During reproductive transitions such as postpartum and menopause, a high level of oxytocin may reduce negative mood effects ...

Oxytocin, often called "the love hormone," may play a protective role in mood disturbances triggered by sleep loss and ...

By Stephen Beech The "love hormone" oxytocin could be used to treat millions of women suffering from disrupted sleep, ...

New research Friday might complicate the perception of oxytocin as the so-called “love hormone.” Scientists have found that prairie voles that were genetically bred without oxytocin receptors ...

Oxytocin may not be as critical to monogamous relationships as we once thought.

Many people have that I-need-a-hug feeling these days. Here are surprising ways to stimulate the release of the feel-good hormone oxytocin — without a hug.