Now that we’ve entered the annual season of “goodwill toward men,” it seems like an excellent time to consider oxytocin, a hormone that has gotten attention in recent years as the grooviest thing ...

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But scientists say 'love' hormone has dark side than can enhance anxiety, fear. July 24, 2012— -- Kate Middleton is raging right now -- with oxytocin, the powerful hormone that acts a ...

You may want to branch out from dinner-and-a-movie. According to a new study, a different type of date night can bring couples closer together. The research, which was recently published in the ...

The hormone oxytocin has come under intensive study in light of emerging evidence that its release contributes to the social bonding that occurs between lovers, friends, and colleagues. Oxytocin also ...

Scientists interested in oxytocin (the hormone, not the addictive painkiller). Jan. 11, 2012 — -- Sometimes it seems like what the world really needs is a love drug. But what if we could just ...

The neurotransmitter oxytocin has been given many nicknames, including the “love hormone,” the “hug hormone,” the “cuddle chemical,” and even the “moral molecule.” But oxytocin’s fame as a ...

Come for the romance, stay for the oxytocin. That’s the neurobiological bottom line on monogamy, according to a new study. Men spritzed with oxytocin, a hormone from the pituitary gland, showed a ...

If cupid had studied neuroscience, he’d know to aim his arrows at the brain rather than the heart. Recent research suggests that for love to last, it’s best he dip those arrows in oxytocin. Although ...

Just how long a relationship will last can be predicted by the amount of "love hormone" in the bloodstream of a newly smitten person, a new study says. Researchers measured levels of oxytocin in ...

Injections of the love hormone oxytocin have made wild seals friendlier toward one another, making them want to spend more time together and display far less aggressive behavior, which would normally ...