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

Getting pregnant while still breastfeeding can take you by surprise. Your body is already giving so much, nourishing one baby while building another. It’s entirely possible to continue nursing through ...

The end of a breastfeeding journey can be an emotional process, whether it is by choice or other circumstances. Some who wean may feel emotional from the loss of the special breastfeeding relationship ...

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, ...

Oxytocin appeared to influence mood disturbances brought on by the sleep disruptions associated with the dramatic hormonal shifts in the postpartum period as well as menopausal states, shedding light ...

This article describes the recent findings from our lab at University College London, published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. The study explored the relationship between postnatal ...

Any woman who gives birth experiences an unparalleled sense of awe and delight at the arrival of a new life. The mother will have several choices to make regarding what is best for the baby starting ...