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Mild wounds healed faster if people took a spray containing the "love hormone" oxytocin and set aside time to praise their ...

This study found that intimate physical contact can reduce cortisol responses and, along with oxytocin administration, promote wound healing. These findings provide a foundation for future ...

Jefferies, J.M. (2025) The Essence of Love: A Global Research, Clinical, and Sociological Analysis of Love’s Influence on Humanity. Open Access Library Journal, 12, 1-6. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1114452 .

Traditional oxytocin delivery methods--whether injectable or intranasal--require continuous administration due to the hormone's extremely short half-life of just minutes in the bloodstream. Maximus ...

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

According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the ...

When humans and other animals are in a calm state, they tend to breathe slower, and their heartbeat also slows down.

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