Researchers delivered a dose of the “love hormone” oxytocin via a nasal spray to participants and found that it decreased ...

A major trial in frontotemporal dementia patients has found that oxytocin can help improve symptoms of apathy. A new study ...

The research was conducted across 11 sites in Canada and the U.S., from 2018 to 2023, and 74 patients completed the trial.

A recent study in Molecular Psychiatry found that using an oxytocin nasal spray can make people feel more guilt and shame and less willing to harm others, even if it could lead to benefits.

Animal studies and pilot experiments in men indicate that the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin limits food intake, and raise the question of its potential to improve metabolic control in obesity.

Oxytocin is used to prevent excessive bleeding. "It appears that the women were given excessive doses of oxytocin, which worsened their conditions," sources said.

A new study led by Western researchers found frequent treatment with intranasal oxytocin – a hormone in the brain associated ...

Objectives Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Experimental studies support the hypothesis that oxytocin administration during labour, a common ...