After centuries of domestication, pets have learned to pick up on verbal and behavioral cues to gauge their owner's mood.

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 ...

Forget dopamine dressing and dompaine menus. TikTokers are talking about the benefits of boosting your oxytocin levels — and experts agree.

In addition to reducing hunger, popular weight-loss drugs also affect reward processing and motivated behaviors.

Researchers at University Hospital Zurich and the University of Zurich report that intimate physical contact combined with ...

The human-dog bond supports emotional, physical, and social health by reducing stress, improving heart and immune function, ...

When labor begins, the uterus must coordinate rhythmic, well-timed contractions to deliver the baby safely. While hormones such as progesterone and oxytocin are key contributors to that process, ...

Traditional oxytocin delivery methods--whether injectable or intranasal--require continuous administration due to the hormone's extremely short half-life of just minutes in the bloodstream. Maximus ...

Oxytocin appeared to influence mood disturbances brought on by the sleep disruptions associated with the dramatic hormonal shifts in the postpartum period as well as menopausal states, shedding light ...

If you’ve ever felt better after getting a hug from someone you love or petting your dog, you’re no stranger to the oxytocin effect. Many people are craving that calming sensation, given the constant ...

Infants whose mothers regularly use language to describe what their child is thinking or feeling, have higher levels of the hormone oxytocin, finds a new study. Infants whose mothers regularly use ...

Research indicates that Oxytocin may have two distinct natural purposes; however, it is more accurately seen as a single protein. The hypothalamus secretes this neuropeptide, which is believed to have ...