Oxytocin, a hormone linked to bonding behaviors, might also help mice modulate their pregnancies. Someday, this line of ...

A study led by NYU Langone Health discovered that oxytocin delays embryo development in stressed mice, providing insights ...

in Neuron has turned 40 years of oxytocin research on its head by showing that voles without oxytocin receptors still form pair bonds. The finding might hold clues as to why researchers have had mixed ...

Animal studies and pilot experiments in men indicate that the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin limits food intake, and raise the question of its potential to improve metabolic control in obesity.

Oxytocin, a hormone already known for its role in childbirth, milk release, and mother-infant bonding, may have a newfound purpose in mammalian reproduction. In times of maternal stress, the hormone ...

The oxytocin system – which helps release breast milk and strengthens the bond between mother and baby – may be affected during breastfeeding in mothers experiencing postnatal depression ...

Intranasal oxytocin increases breast milk oxytocin, but has a reduced effect in depressed mothers: A randomized controlled trial. Psychoneuroendocrinology , 2025; 174: 107374 DOI: 10.1016/j ...

Key receptors being studied are the vasopressin and oxytocin receptors, novel oestrogen receptor GPR30, and the recently characterised apelin receptor (APJ).

Scientists have discovered that oxytocin, commonly known as the "love hormone," may help pause early pregnancy by triggering ...