Sex feels good because it stimulates oxytocin, a brain chemical that produces a calm, safe feeling. Oxytocin flows in apes when they groom each other’s fur. Sheep release oxytocin when they stand with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

In a recent study published in the journal Gut Microbes, a group of researchers examined how marital status and perceived emotional support relate to obesity-related outcomes and to coordinated ...

Israeli researchers have discovered that the brain chemical oxytocin, often called the “love hormone,” plays a crucial role in how young animals cope with parental separation and form emotional bonds, ...

It’s a common saying that, in life, change is the only constant. From the shifting of the seasons to unexpected personal upheavals, the human body is in a perpetual face-off with its environment. The ...

The nonapeptide Oxytocin is a cyclic nine-amino‐acid peptide that has long been studied for its possible roles in ...

Tj Power is the lead neuroscientist at the DOSE Lab and cofounder of Neurify, a trailblazing organization in the mental health sector. He is also a renowned international speaker, having captivated ...

Being in a happy, high-quality marriage may help prevent obesity by influencing the connection between the brain and the gut. A world-first study on how social bonds influence weight and eating ...