Neuroscientists and psychologists have extensively studied love, revealing that it triggers a cascade of chemical ... obsessive feelings of early romance. Oxytocin, commonly known as the ...

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 ...

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 ...