The neuropeptide oxytocin is a special messenger substance that nerve cells use to communicate with each other. It is acting ...

Background Social memory-the ability to recognize familiar individuals and distinguish them from strangers-is fundamental to ...

Periods of prolonged social isolation have long been associated with difficult emotions and, in some cases, with the ...

Loneliness is not merely an emotional state; it acts as a physiological stressor that increases risks for heart disease and ...

Seep deprivation impairs social memory by disrupting oxytocin signaling in the hippocampus and prelimbic cortex.

New research identifies the SNAP-47 protein as the key regulator of slow oxytocin release, maintaining the brain's "social vibe." ...

The brain not only communicates through fast electrical impulses, it also relies on slower, more diffuse chemical signals that modulate our emotional and social states over time. A study led by the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Individuals receiving maximum oxytocin doses have elevated risk for cesarean delivery and postpartum hemorrhage, but the risks are attenuated in those with elevated BMI.

Luke Coutinho has dropped a Valentine's Day special post on Instagram talking about what he calls a "powerful heart medicine" ...

A spritz of the so-called “love hormone” might be the key to easing persistent feelings of loneliness. In a 2014 study, a team of European and Israeli researchers tested whether oxytocin, the hormone ...