Autism spectrum disorders
Treatments targeting social behavior hormone show promise with autism
Hormone-based treatment might improve social function in people with autism, a pair of new clinical trials suggests.
May 1, 2019
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Neuroscience
Oxytocin, vasopressin flatten social hierarchy and synchronize behaviors
Oxytocin's effects on human social behavior aren't clear. Some studies reveal significant positive changes, yet others show none at all. In many animals, from rodents to non-human primates, it's a different story: Oxytocin ...
May 29, 2018
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Medical research
Green mamba peptide found to reduce symptoms of kidney disease in mice
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers from France, Germany and Belgium has found that giving a peptide found in green mamba venom to mice with a kidney disease led to reduced symptoms. In their paper published in Proceedings ...
Medical research
'Love hormone' from insects as potential drug lead for inhibiting preterm labour
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, an international team of researchers led by MedUni Vienna report that an oxytocin-like neuropeptide ("inotocin") exhibited a specific pharmacological profile for the human ...
Feb 1, 2017
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Genetics
Identification of gene that influences joint attention in chimpanzees provides insight into autism spectrum disorders
(Medical Xpress)—Following another's gaze or looking in the direction someone is pointing, two examples of receptive joint attention, is significantly heritable according to new study results from researchers at the Yerkes ...
Feb 5, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers find hormone vasopressin involved in jet lag
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers from several research centers in Japan has together found what appears to be a connection between the hormone vasopressin and jet-lag. In their paper published in the journal Science, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
The neurogenics of niceness: Study finds peoples' relative niceness may reside in their genes
(Medical Xpress) -- It turns out that the milk of human kindness is evoked by something besides mom's good example.
Apr 10, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can one model the social deficits of autism and schizophrenia in animals?
5 May 2011 - The use of animal models to study human disease is essential to help advance our understanding of disease and to develop new therapeutic treatments.
May 5, 2011
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