Modulation of the vasopressin pathway may be a promising new target for improving social and communication deficits in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), new research suggests. Results from ...

The effect of vasopressin on duodenal motor activity was studied in a series of pentobarbital anesthetized dogs. Vasopressin exhibited an inhibitory effect on the increase in tonus and amplitude ...

Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with no known drug treatment up until now. Researchers have finally found tweaking certain hormones could help patients with autism. There were two ...

Freshly prepared aqueous solutions of vasopressin exhibited an inhibitory effect on the methacholine induced duodenal spasms of pentobarbital anesthetized dogs but failed to antagonize the ...

The neurophysin vasopressin is thought to play an important role in emotional behavior and aspects of cognition in the rat, and the pathophysiology of this system has been implicated in two ...

It feels like deja vu to be writing about neuropeptides like vasopressin again, since I just discussed them in a June 2018 post. But two new clinical trials using vasopressin in ASD were just ...

The vasopressin 1b receptor antagonist, SSR149415, and the corticotropin-releasing factor 1 receptor antagonist, SSR125543, are orally active non-peptidic compounds with anxiolytic- and antidepressant ...

A water deprivation test checks how the body responds to several hours without water intake. A doctor may request this test to help diagnose conditions such as arginine vasopressin disorder (AVD).

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGRX) (“Eagle” or the “Company”) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has approved the Company ...

Gestational diabetes insipidus is a rare, temporary pregnancy complication. It leads to increased urine output and more frequent urination due to the breakdown of a hormone called vasopressin.