Nov. 16 -- SUNDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- With a reputation as the "love hormone," oxytocin has been linked to trust, empathy and generosity. But new research suggests that oxytocin plays a role ...

Everything you feel–whether overwhelmed with love, brimming with aggression, hunger, stress, or a little frisky–can be traced back to hormones. Among these powerful little chemicals is one that you've ...

Prairie voles are highly social, forming monogamous mating relationships, as well as peer relationships akin to human friendships. Studying the hormones involved in social bonding could help ...

As soon as the clock strikes 12 at night, men become romantically involved with their partners. Have you ever wondered why ...

Oxytocin, often referred to as the "love hormone," has been touted for ages as the hormone that facilitates romance and attachment between parents and children. While this powerful neurotransmitter ...

Regardless of whether romance is on the menu for you this Valentine’s Day, your brain is always trying to reward your investment in social interaction or motivate you to bond with others when human ...

Some have called oxytocin, the "cuddling hormone" produced during childbirth, nursing and sex that is believed to promote long-term attachment, a "love drug." A few have even wondered if someday drug ...

Scientists at the University of Oslo have shown that the content of the "love hormone" oxytocin in blood plasma and serum is about 100 times higher than previously thought. Oxytocin - also known as ...