Associate Professor Markus Muttenthaler from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience led a team that has changed the chemical structure of oxytocin to make it gut-stable after earlier work ...

Scientists interested in oxytocin (the hormone, not the addictive painkiller). Jan. 11, 2012 — -- Sometimes it seems like what the world really needs is a love drug. But what if we could just ...

Like relationships, oxytocin (aka the love hormone) is complicated. Here's a look at what the powerful chemical does, including how it affects men vs women, parent-child bonding, faithfulness and ...

Many people have that I-need-a-hug feeling these days. Here are surprising ways to stimulate the release of the feel-good hormone oxytocin — without a hug.

Umutcan Kayıkçı, Erdem Fadıloğlu, Ayşe Çiğdem Bayrak, Edip Alptuğ Kır, İrem Hergüner, Kheyransa İskandarli, Özgür Deren, Comparative analysis of antidiuretic effects of oxytocin and ...

Whenever the hormone oxytocin makes the news—and it does so regularly—the media can’t help but refer to it as the “love hormone”, “cuddle chemical” or “moral molecule”.

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Think oxytocin is just about feeling warm and cuddly? Our friends at YouBeauty investigate..

And oxytocin, in turn, has been shown to induce pro-social behavior –- we tend to trust each other and feel more attached to others in response to the chemical.

Whichever persona you prefer – the love molecule, cuddle chemical or hug hormone – oxytocin plays a big role in bonding. Spraying monkeys with the stuff, for example, has been found to ...

A brain chemical called oxytocin appears to play an important role in generosity and empathy, according to a researcher who has dubbed it the "moral molecule." Skip to main content.