Through new guidelines released today in The Lancet Global Health, leading reproductive health agencies are calling for a major shift in how postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is prevented, diagnosed and treated. The recommendations ...
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Researchers at Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet have found a system in the brain that can explain why female mice, who are not normally aggressive, suddenly and dramatically gain access to this behavior after ...
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The relationships we form as adults often echo those we had with our parents. According to attachment theory—one of the most influential frameworks in contemporary psychology—this is no coincidence: The attachment between ...
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Cats may have a reputation for independence, but emerging research suggests we share a unique connection with them—fueled by brain chemistry.
Sep 15, 2025
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A new UC Berkeley study shows that the so-called love hormone oxytocin is also critical for the formation of friendships. The paper is published in the journal Current Biology.
Aug 11, 2025
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Oxytocin promotes social behaviors and helps maintain relationships. But clinical trials in patients with autism show variability in how consistently oxytocin improves these behaviors.
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Oxytocin, often called "the love hormone," may play a protective role in mood disturbances triggered by sleep loss and hormonal shifts during key reproductive transitions like postpartum and menopause, according to a study ...
Jul 12, 2025
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Researchers at Radboud University and the Radboudumc found that mothers with postpartum depression benefit from oxytocin nasal spray. The oxytocin causes mothers to respond more positively to their newborn child. "Although ...
Jul 9, 2025
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As the opioid epidemic persists across the United States, a team of researchers from Brown University has developed new diagnostic techniques for detecting opioid compounds in adults with opioid use disorder and infants with ...
Jun 16, 2025
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Scientists at McMaster University have uncovered new insights into the complex interactions between different kinds of brain cells and their responses to social and stress stimuli.
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