The hormone oxytocin — known as the “love drug” or “cuddle chemical” — plays an important role in pair-bonding, child-rearing and social behavior. Now researchers are discovering that it could also ...

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Feb. 2 (UPI) --Men who experience sex addiction may have elevated levels of a hormone in their blood, a study published Wednesday by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found. Blood ...

A new review of published research indicates that the oxytocin system—a key player in social reward and stress regulation—is profoundly affected by opioid use. Therefore, it may be an important target ...

Devanand Manoli, MD, PhD, studies the effects of oxytocin, the molecule behind pair bonding. He works with Psychiatry Postdoctoral Scholars Ruchira Sharma, PhD, (left) and Kristen Berendzen, MD, PhD, ...

Researchers thought oxytocin could help couples amid intimacy issues, specifically men -- who may struggle to recognize emotions in others. Getty Images/Maskot There’s no easy fix to a troubled ...

What is love? Scientists want to know, too. But, it turns out, they may have been looking in the wrong places. Stanford Medicine researchers and colleagues at two other institutions report surprising ...

Oxytocin, a naturally occurring chemical in the brain, plays a crucial role in various cognitive functions, including memory. A recent study revealed that the activation of neurons in the ...

The NHS has issued a safety alert instructing all relevant NHS-funded maternity care providers to cease pre-preparing oxytocin infusions at ward level in all clinical areas, with the aim of reducing ...