News tagged with oxytocin levels


Texting doesn't replace the feel-good effects of talking, study says

(HealthDay)—It's hard to quibble with the speed and convenience of connecting through texts and instant messages, but scientists say that today's ubiquitous online social communication may not confer the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Oxytocin produces more engaged fathers and more responsive infants

A large body of research has focused on the ability of oxytocin to facilitate social bonding in both marital and parenting relationships in human females. A new laboratory study, led by Dr. Ruth Feldman from Bar-Ilan University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds how BPA affects gene expression, anxiety; Soy mitigates effects

New research led by researchers at North Carolina State University shows that exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) early in life results in high levels of anxiety by causing significant gene expression changes in a ...

Medical research created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast