Oxytocin (drug)

Chicken soup for givers

2013-04-15 00:00:00

The most charitable person I ever met never made a gift to an organized charity to the best of my knowledge. She was Filipino, the mother of one of my co-workers, and year after year she would listen to the needs and dreams of her friends and neighbors....

Patt Morrison Asks: Jonah Lehrer, brain teaser

2012-04-01 00:00:00

Zombies in movie theaters, zombies on television — a whole lot of us have brains on the brain. And so, in a substantially different way, does Jonah Lehrer. He's put himself at the crossroads of neuroscience and the humanities with books like his...

Peace, love and Oxytocin

2011-12-04 00:00:00

Pregnancy myths

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Once a woman becomes visibly pregnant, it isn't long before she's being asked extremely personal questions by complete strangers: "Are you going to have an epidural or go natural? "You're not drinking alcohol, are you?" "Have you tried ginger for...

My Turn: Touched by another human's touch

2011-05-23 00:00:00

I was deeply shaken to learn I had hypopharyngeal cancer. As a physician, I had access to my hospital's laboratory results, so I took a shortcut: Rather than wait for my surgeon to call me, I looked for my name in my hospital's pathology laboratory log...

Book review: 'The Science of Kissing' by Sheril Kirshenbaum

2011-02-14 00:00:00

It's late at night and you're finishing a truly golden date. You drank Manhattans and discovered that you both geek out about B-horror films and the collected works of Philip K. Dick. To top it off, you can't stop staring into each other's eyes. When...

Science of the orgasm

2008-02-11 00:00:00

AS they seek to document and demystify one of life's great thrills, scientists have run across some real head-scratchers. How, for example, can they explain the fact that some men and women who are paralyzed and numb below the waist are able to have...

Bucketload of challenges: It's the calf's call

2013-03-08 01:05:38

Labor, it is nothing new to beef cattle producers. Be it spring or fall, calving season brings with it a bucket load of challenges and needs from the cowherd. While the bulls are enjoying their vacation, the females are hard at work. Understanding the...

Women should be concerned about low libido

2013-03-06 15:49:00

Low libido can not only ruin a women's sex life but could also cause her to miss out on some key health benefits. Dr. Valerie Omicioli, a certified menopause practitioner and clinical assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences...

Love is the drug

2013-02-08 04:47:00

My daughter, usually a "hakuna matata" sort of person, was stressed out. It was the beginning of her December vacation from school, but already Hadley was worried about the end of it. She would be flying into Newark from her dad's home in Texas and was...

Briefs: New Scientist

2013-02-06 02:30:05

SUPERGROW SALMON It grows superfast, it's genetically engineered, and it's safe to eat. Salmon is now poised to become the first genetically modified animal approved for the dinner table. Since 1995, a company called AquaBounty, based in Maynard, Mass.,...

ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION: The very important date

2013-01-30 20:30:05

Date fruit is one of the oldest cultivated tree crops, believed to have originated around the Persian Gulf. Domesticated more than 5,000 years ago, this Mediterranean staple was known as the "bread of the desert" for its abundance, stability, and quick...

Altruism is linked to oxytocin (often called the "cuddle hormone which works in our brains to makes us feel trust, empathy and generosity, opening our hearts and our checkbooks.

2013-04-12 17:54:51

Altruism is linked to oxytocin (often called the "cuddle hormone which works in our brains to makes us feel trust, empathy and generosity, opening our hearts and our checkbooks.

2013-04-12 17:54:51