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 ...

Oxytocin, beyond being the "love hormone," plays a vital role in stress relief, social bonding, pain management, and maternal ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

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

That's right — dogs just want to feel love, just like the rest of us. The findings of a Japanese study published in the ...

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

With the added edge of oxytocin, they could "tip the balances a little," says Larry Young, a researcher who studies the hormone at Emory University near Atlanta.

Since the hormone oxytocin makes people more social, it's easy to imagine it might cause the social deficits of autism. But a study found children with autism no more likely to be short of oxytocin.