Oxytocin and Sleep Disruption In a controlled study of 38 healthy premenopausal women, researchers simulated fragmented sleep ...

Experiments mimicking postpartum and menopausal sleep disturbances suggest oxytocin could represent a ‘biological buffer’ ...

Researchers at Radboud University and the Radboudumc found that mothers with postpartum depression benefit from oxytocin nasal spray. The oxytocin causes mothers to respond more positively to their ...

Boosting oxytocin levels naturally enhances mood and promotes well-being. Engaging in physical activities like running or ...

Oxytocin, often called "the love hormone," may play a protective role in mood disturbances triggered by sleep loss and ...

Oxytocin, often called the “love hormone” for its role in social bonding and maternal behaviors, is now being investigated for something unexpected—its ability to regulate addictive behaviors and ...

Pleasant tactile stimulation drives social bonding in many animal species, especially mammals. Tactile stimulation forms the ...

With the added edge of oxytocin, they could "tip the balances a little," says Larry Young, a researcher who studies the hormone at Emory University near Atlanta.

Oxytocin is a brain hormone that is probably best known for its role in helping mothers bond with their newborns. In recent years, scientists have been examining its role in monogamy and in ...

Since the hormone oxytocin makes people more social, it's easy to imagine it might cause the social deficits of autism. But a study found children with autism no more likely to be short of oxytocin.

And oxytocin, in turn, has been shown to induce pro-social behavior –- we tend to trust each other and feel more attached to others in response to the chemical. Hurlemann, ...

Oxytocin is a hormone that, in humans, is associated with childbirth, bonding and breastfeeding. In animals, research over recent decades suggests it can play a role in social bonding.