Science news articles about 'hormone oxytocin'
Hormone Oxytocin May Inhibit Social Phobia
Scientists have shown using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) that the hormone oxytocin can inhibit feelings of anxiety in specific individuals. Their discovery might lead to a better ...Suckling infants trigger surges of trust hormone in mothers' brains
... at a mother's breast, it starts a chain of events that leads to surges of the "trust" hormone oxytocin being released in their mothers brains. The study, published on 18th July in the journal PLoS ...Natural Hormone Reduces Stress Hormones In Arguing Couples
... , as researchers have discovered. Various studies in recent years have repeatedly shown that the hormone Oxytocin in the brain of mammals -- and therefore human beings too -- is jointly responsible ...Oxytocin Reduces Stress Hormones In Arguing Couples
... the University of Zurich have discovered. Various studies in recent years have shown that the hormone Oxytocin in the brain of mammals can help in regulating social behavior. Beate Ditzen from the ...Goody-Goody Hormone Now Linked to Envy, Gloating
Breathing in the hormone oxytocin has been shown in recent years to trigger all kinds of feel-good emotions in people, such as trust, empathy and generosity. Now scientists find it might have a dark ...Party people: Gregarious types may have more oxytocin receptors
New research suggests the 'love hormone' oxytocin may determine how sociable we are Can a single chemical be responsible for all the intimate connections we feel with other people? Oxytocin isn't ...More than words: childbirth training change improves safety, cuts unnecessary procedures
... between the mother’s vagina and rectum during childbirth. They were also able to increase the use of the hormone oxytocin – which is given to mothers to make their uterus shrink and bleed less – to ...To contract or not: A key question for the uterine muscles in pregnancy
... . Further, the same chemicals increased the contraction of these tissue strips in response to the hormone oxytocin. The authors therefore conclude that the molecule that normally binds IP in vivo, ...Ecstasy could help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder
... ecstasy could help individuals with PSTD. First, ecstasy is known to increase the release of the hormone oxytocin, which is involved in trust, empathy, and social closeness. Because people with PTSD ...What would an alien look like?
... the humble leaf could provide the answer to the planet's energy problems, how the "love hormone" oxytocin may determine how sociable we are, and research suggesting that having a sunny outlook on ...The narrow line between love and jealousy
A new study carried out at the University of Haifa has found that the hormone oxytocin, the "love hormone", which affects behaviors such as trust, empathy and generosity, also affects opposite ...
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