From the Reuters – Innovations Video Online / Powered by NewsLook.com media release: A nasal spray device that delivers oxytocin to the brain could help those with autism or schizophrenia, say researchers. The team says its…
From the Concordia University press release via EurekAlert!: The next time someone snubs you at a party and you think hiding is the solution to escape your feelings of rejection, think again. Scientists have shown…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: Therapists have long known that people who’ve had a traumatic experience feel the need to talk about what they’ve been through. This process is called ‘social…
From the Indiana University press release: Following the birth of a child, new mothers may have an altered perception of stresses around them, showing less interest in threats unrelated to the baby. This change to…
From the Elsevier press release via MedicalXpress: A large body of research has focused on the ability of oxytocin to facilitate social bonding in both marital and parenting relationships in human females. A new laboratory…
From the University of Bonn press release via EurekAlert!: Flirting brings women and men closer. But the “social distance” ensures that they will keep a certain spatial distance from each other. Researchers under the leadership…
From the Research Council of Norway press release via ScienceDaily: Ingesting the hormone oxytocin via nasal spray improves the ability to read people’s facial expressions. These findings hold great promise for treatment of mental health…
From the Salk Institute press release via EurekAlert!: The hormone oxytocin – often referred to as the “trust” hormone or “love hormone” for its role in stimulating emotional responses – plays an important role in…
From the University of Utah Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: The velvety voice of Elvis Presley still makes hearts flutter—and in a new study with people who have the rare genetic disorder Williams syndrome,…
From the Duke University press release: Oxytocin, the “love hormone” that builds mother-baby bonds and may help us feel more connected toward one another, can also make surly monkeys treat each other a little more…