Oxytocin promotes social behaviors and helps maintain relationships. But clinical trials in patients with autism show variability in how consistently oxytocin improves these behaviors. Steve Chang, ...

Readers can rebalance their brain chemistry by maximizing the production of chemicals that today’s sedentary and tech-based lifestyles have suppressed, according to this sensible debut guide.

The autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) could help you access an altered sense of consciousness, research suggests. Oxytocin, colloquially known as the love hormone, is largely responsible for ...

1. Avoid negative comparisons to enjoy more serotonin. Summertime tempts you to compare your body to others and focus on your shortcomings. It helps to know that social comparison is a natural ...

Supportive marital relationships are associated with lower BMI, fewer food addiction symptoms, higher oxytocin, stronger ...

Strong social relationships, particularly high-quality marriages, may help protect against obesity by influencing a complex ...

A spritz of the so-called “love hormone” might be the key to easing persistent feelings of loneliness. In a 2014 study, a team of European and Israeli researchers tested whether oxytocin, the hormone ...

Research indicates that cats, often perceived as independent, foster a unique bond with humans through brain chemistry. Oxytocin, the love hormone, plays a crucial role, promoting social bonding and ...