Studying the hormones involved in social bonding in prairie voles could help scientists understand human friendships and ...

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Without its receptor, oxytocin can’t bind to cells, meaning these animals are born without oxytocin signaling. Dev Manoli: So the experiment that we first did was we took an animal that either had or ...

Let’s imagine ourselves in a farm of yesteryear, where they milk the cows by hand. Look carefully at what they do. The person milking the cow gently pulls and squeezes each teat. A few seconds later ...

The hormone oxytocin — known as the “love drug” or “cuddle chemical” — plays an important role in pair-bonding, child-rearing and social behavior. Now researchers are discovering that it could also ...

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

In a randomized trial, intranasal oxytocin combined with affectionate interactions improved wound healing among healthy ...

In reality, decision-making is stressful because we all want to make the right decisions. However, it is not always possible to do so. If you have already experienced holiday heartbreak, because you ...

In a discovery that could shift labor and delivery practices around the world, researchers at Michigan State University have ...

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 ...

Cats may have a reputation for independence, but emerging research suggests we share a unique connection with them—fueled by brain chemistry. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...