Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During reproductive transitions, high levels of oxytocin may protect against negative mood effects due to sleep ...

If you’ve ever felt better after getting a hug from someone you love or petting your dog, you’re no stranger to the oxytocin effect. Many people are craving that calming sensation, given the constant ...

Okay, what does that mean, David? To bring us from esoteric biochemistry to the practically useful, it means that it is one of the various chemicals in your body that influences your experiences and ...

In friendships, in romance, in the songs we listen to, books we read, and movies we see. So whether you love love, hate love, or are somewhere in between, you’re still hearing about it all the time.

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, ...

When you want to be happier, dopamine is where it’s at. There’s the "dopamine dressing" trend, where you wear funky patterns to boost your mood, "dopamine decor" where you splash your house with color ...

Wheat Belly diet author William Davis, MD, has a new book out called Super Body. In it, he shares a fresh way for women to blast fat and boost mood. And it centers on the feel-good hormone oxytocin.