The oxytocin system – which helps release breast milk and strengthens the bond between mother and baby – may be affected during breastfeeding in mothers experiencing postnatal depression, finds a new ...

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 ...

Longer breastfeeding duration is associated with reduced maternal depression and anxiety risk years after childbirth, ...

Oxytocin, the so-called 'love hormone', could actually play an important role in combating stress-related digestive problems. That’s according to recent research conducted at Penn State University ...

found breastfeeding can boost insulin sensitivity and increase beta cell production in the pancreas, two key changes that help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes over time. And if osteoporosis runs in ...

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 ...

Using cutting-edge gene editing technology researchers have engineered prairie voles with no oxytocin receptors. These notoriously monogamous mammals were thought to rely on oxytocin to form crucial ...

Breastfeeding is a crucial and beneficial journey for both baby and mother. But once you stop exclusive breastfeeding, the ...

University of Queensland researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain that is based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth contractions ...