It’s Mother’s Day, and have you ever noticed that many moms sense when something is wrong? Some call it “mother’s intuition,” ...

One big challenge is finding the best way to deliver oxytocin to the brain. Although the molecule has great potential, it’s hard to get it past the blood-brain barrier. Another question involves ...

Oxytocin, often referred to as the ‘love hormone,’ is a natural hormone in humans that plays a significant role in social bonding, childbirth, and breastfeeding. Recently, oxytocin supplements ...

A new study finds that in some lemur species, evolving gender equality is linked to changes in the brain’s oxytocin system.

Females get first dibs on food and prime resting spots ... the researchers mapped brain binding sites for oxytocin, a hormone involved in social behaviors like trust and bonding.