Oxytocin, often called the “love hormone” for its role in social bonding and maternal behaviors, is now being investigated for something unexpected—its ability to regulate addictive behaviors and ...

A new study shows that oxytocin nasal spray helps mothers with postpartum depression interact more positively with their babies.

Often called the “love hormone” or the “cuddle hormone,” oxytocin promotes feelings of love, bonding, and well-being.

Oxytocin has been used to assist breast feeding and milk expression, but few data are available to support this intervention in the neonatal unit setting. Aim: To test the hypothesis that oxytocin ...

Western University researchers found that oxytocin nasal spray may help reduce apathy in frontotemporal dementia patients. A six-week clinical trial showed mild but significant improvements, marking ...

Depending on the control group settings, patients received nasal spray including all of the same ingredients except oxytocin (13, 31 – 37) or normal saline (38 – 41) in identical bottles and labels.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the nasal spray Spravato for the treatment of major depression in people who have not responded to at least two oral antidepressants.

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Enrolled patients will provide one saliva sample pretreatment to evaluate basal oxytocin levels and polymorphisms of the oxytocin receptor gene before being randomised to one of two trial arms.

The FDA approved ARS Pharmaceuticals’ neffy epinephrine nasal spray for emergency allergic reactions in children and adults weighing at least 66 pounds.The agency granted approval for the ...