Oxytocin Nasal Spray

A study carried out by the University of Michigan found that caregivers tended to have increased life expectancy.  What is interesting about this study is that the results have been interpreted as indicating that the physiological benefits associated with caregiving bring are responsible for the increase and that those physiological benefits are caused by an [...]

More evidence of the role that Oxytocin plays in regulating social behaviour has been uncovered by researchers at the University of Zurich.  By giving a dose of the hormone Oxytocin to arguing couples via a nasal spray, they found that the stress hormone Cortisol would be reduced and that conflict levels were less than in [...]