Talking to your baby boosts his level of love hormones
Babies whose mothers use a lot of language to describe what they are experiencing or feeling have higher levels of ...
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The love hormone holds the key to your memory
Japanese researchers have demonstrated that specific oxytocin neurons help boost object recognition memory. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have identified specific oxytocin ...
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Researchers make surprising discovery about love hormone
A study observed a new mechanism involving oxytocin and the bacteria L. reuteri, present in the intestinal microbiota. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Brain responses to touch are context-dependent
Our brains don't always produce the same amounts of the feel-good hormone when someone touches us. THE ESSENTIAL In humans, ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: a derivative of the hormone of love could reduce the disorders
A new derivative of oxytocin could reduce the cognitive decline induced by Alzheimer's disease. THE ESSENTIAL 55.2 million people are ...
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Oxytocin: how the “love hormone” could heal the heart
Researchers have found that oxytocin, often referred to as the "love hormone", could be a promising avenue for developing a ...
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Oxytocin, the hormone of holiday romances and heartaches
Oxytocin is an important hormone in the mechanism of the attachment of the mother to her child but also, probably, ...
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Cuddle therapy, treating with a hug
The hug is a real medicine for babies and adults, fighting against the deleterious effects of stress. Cuddle therapy!In the ...
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Oxytocin, the hormone that promotes empathy
© iStockPhotosIt is called "the hormone of love", and if some lack it, it is not necessarily that they are ...
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Why are some men addicted to sex?
Sex addiction has a purely biological origin, according to a new study. THE ESSENTIAL Sexual addiction concerns 3 to 6% ...
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How Oxytocin Controls Male Sexuality
Oxytocin, the love hormone, plays a role in specific nerve cells and neurons that project to the lower spinal cord ...
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Anxiety depends on the place of oxytocin in the brain
The effects on social anxiety of oxytocin, the “love hormone” which can also act as a neurotransmitter, depends on where ...
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There is a possible link between the “love hormone” and osteoporosis
Last May, a Brazilian research team published a study in Nature on the effects of oxytocin on osteoporosis leading to ...
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The love hormone could become an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Japanese researchers have succeeded in restoring neuronal communication in several mice using oxytocin, the love hormone. THE ESSENTIAL In France, ...
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Contraception: the pill could alter mood
Women on oral hormonal contraception would secrete more oxytocin than the average. This hormone is associated with social behaviors. THE ...
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Our brain conceals a “cave of pleasures”
Oxytocin is an important hormone in the mechanism of the attachment of the mother to her child but also, probably, ...
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Mothers’ behavior could impact children’s level of empathy
A new study shows that babies' oxytocin systems - the hormone of empathy - could be influenced by the behavior ...
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Mental illnesses: women more sensitive to oxytocin
A new study could well advance research on certain mental illnesses. Indeed, women and men are not equal in this ...
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A Toulouse start-up wants to treat Prader Willi’s disease with the attachment hormone
We will have to get used to this type of initiative. In the past, the development of a drug was ...
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Hugs: the therapeutic benefits of skin-to-skin care
It's proven: hugs are necessary for the good physiological and behavioral development of humans. Overview of science and practice.The gesture ...
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Childbirth: reduce labor time thanks to sugar
According to a recent Quebec study, glucose supplementation would speed up labor during childbirth in first-time mothers.Quebec doctors may have ...
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Childbirth: oxytocin too often used in France
Oxytocin is used in two out of three deliveries. The practice is not justified, according to the College of Midwives. ...
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Oxytocin: low levels reduce empathy
Certain pathologies could reduce the empathy of patients who suffer from them, by reducing their levels of oxytocin, according to ...
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Oxytocin: the hormone of love uplifts our spirituality
A week after receiving a dose of oxytocin, men report having a heightened sense of spirituality.The hormone of love awakens ...
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Pain: only 30 neurons manage the release of oxytocin
INTERVIEW. Alexandre Charlet explains how around thirty small neurons, discovered by his team, regulate the production of oxytocin.100 billion neurons ...
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Friendship between men is good for your health
Following moderate stress, male rats are less anxious when they bond with each other. Male friendships would therefore be beneficial.The ...
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Pregnancy: a blood test to detect risks of postpartum depression
Certain genetic and epigenetic changes are thought to increase the risk of developing postpartum depression. These detectable markers in the ...
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Brain: love produces effects similar to alcohol
Euphoria, self-confidence ... Thanks to a study on "the hormone of love", English scientists have made a link between the ...
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The friendship between man and dog is played out in the eyes
"A hormone story" is how researchers explain the human / dog friendship. When the animal and its owner look at ...
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The love hormone to fight obesity
The love hormone helps regulate men's appetite when it is sprayed into the nostrils. Researchers hope they have opened up ...
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