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 ...

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.

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

A new study has found that treatment with oxytocin – a hormone associated with empathy – can address apathy symptoms in ...

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

In a second experiment, the protocol was repeated but wolves were excluded, and dogs were given a nasal spray of oxytocin before interacting with their owner. Female dogs who received the spray ...

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