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 ...

So whether you love love, hate love, or are somewhere in between, you’re still hearing about it all the time. And that means you’ve probably learned about a molecule called oxytocin, aka the ‘love ...

Oxytocin also serves a crucial function straight after birth by promoting strong contractions that expel the placenta and reduce bleeding. This is a precarious time and post-partum hemorrhage is a ...

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 ...

A new study published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience has found that oxytocin, often called the “love hormone,” can make people more creative—but only if they are naturally inclined to ...

When you hear the word oxytocin, you probably think of love. This is with good reason: Oxytocin is the primary hormone that facilitates childbirth, and all humans produce it when they fall in love.

Picture this: a frantic biology student searches through Wikipedia for better explanations of the concepts sure to be on Wednesday’s midterm. Of course, Wikipedia is already a questionable method of ...

Oxytocin is a hormone found in most animals. In humans it plays a fundamental role in childbirth, and has been informally referred to as the "love hormone" because it influences social bonding, ...

Oxytocin, the neurohormone responsible for pleasure, has been found to help regenerate cardiomyocytes in zebrafish and human stem cell cultures. A new study from Michigan State University (MI, USA), ...

Okay, what does that mean, David? To bring us from esoteric biochemistry to the practically useful, it means that it is one of the various chemicals in your body that influences your experiences and ...

A new study found that a derivative of oxytocin, also known as the ‘love hormone,’ delivered through nasal passages improved memory in cognitively impaired mice. The findings could lead to useful ...