Archive for January, 2009

Oxytocin helps breast-feeding moms bond with baby

Australian researchers reported this week that moms who breast-feed are nearly four times less likely to neglect their children, than those that don’t.
Dr. Lane Strathearn, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, explains the role of Oxytocin in the process :
“Oxytocin is a critical hormone produced during breast-feeding that [...]

Scientist sees Oxytocin nasal sprays as love potions

A leading neuroscientist has predicted that research on the effects of Oxytocin will lead to the development of love potions  in the near future.   Pointing to growing evidence of the role that the hormone plays in producing feelings of empathy and in social bonding, Dr Larry Young claims that oxytocin nasal sprays will soon [...]


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