The "love hormone" oxytocin may help maintain romantic relationships by prompting men to keep their distance from attractive women, a new study from Germany suggests. In the study, men in monogamous ...

Recent research suggests that biological rhythms may exert a subtle yet powerful influence on male consumer behavior. A study published in Psychopharmacology has found that men in committed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “There is a lack of knowledge regarding the pathophysiology underlying hypersexual disorder, and this is the ...

Men with hypersexual disorder may have higher levels of oxytocin in their blood than men without the disorder, according to a small study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical ...

Oxytocin has gained its reputation as the 'love hormone' for its role in regulating prosocial behaviors like empathy, trust, and bonding. However, in reality, its role isn't so simple. The ...

Oxytocin has been called the “cuddle chemical” and the “love hormone” — the glue that bonds parents to children and lovers to each other. Given that levels of oxytocin surge during orgasm and remain ...

Studies have long suggested that oxytocin -- a hormone that can also act as a neurotransmitter -- regulates prosocial behavior such as empathy, trust and bonding, which led to its popular labeling as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new study found that brighter indoor lighting during the day and dimmer lighting in the evening may provide ...

The findings of the study show that oxytocin produced in the BNST increases stress-induced social anxiety behaviors in mice. This may provide an explanation as to why oxytocin can sometimes have ...