Oxytocin, a hormone previously thought to be necessary for forming social bonds like mating and giving birth, may not be as essential as researchers previously thought it to be, a study out Friday ...

The 9-amino acid peptide Oxytocin (OT) has a sulfur bridge connecting its two cysteines. Research indicates that the posterior pituitary gland, a small organ near the brain's base, may be responsible ...

Prairie voles without oxytocin receptors still formed lifelong bonds and had kids, a new study finds, suggesting its effect on social behaviors isn't so clear. Reading time 4 minutes New research ...

An Arizona State University study provides more clarity on oxytocin and the role of the hormone in relationships at different ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Oxytocin is a chemical messenger that has effects on the brain and throughout the body, where it ...

Oxytocin, often referred to as the "love hormone," has been touted for ages as the hormone that facilitates romance and ...

Of the dozens of hormones found in the human body, oxytocin might just be the most overrated. Linked to the pleasures of romance, orgasms, philanthropy, and more, the chemical has been endlessly ...

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 ...

For years the scientific study of relationships has centered on the hormone oxytocin. Made in our brains and traveling through our blood, oxytocin is said to be the physiological glue that brings ...

Oxytocin has been called the “cuddle chemical” and the “love hormone” — the glue that bonds parents to children and lovers to each other. Given that levels of oxytocin surge during orgasm and remain ...

A new study found that a derivative of oxytocin, also known as the ‘love hormone,’ delivered through nasal passages improved memory in cognitively impaired mice. The findings could lead to useful ...