News tagged with oxytocin receptor
Study links genetic variation to individual empathy, stress levels
Researchers have discovered a genetic variation that may contribute to how empathetic a human is, and how that person reacts to stress. In the first study of its kind, a variation in the hormone/neurotransmitter oxytocin's ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 16, 2009 |
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MDMA (Ecstasy)-assisted psychotherapy relieves treatment-resistant PTSD
MDMA (±3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as Ecstasy), may one day offer hope for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even people for whom other treatments have failed. Clinical trial results ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 19, 2010 |
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Hand and feet massages provide consolation for bereaved relatives
Receiving soothing massages for eight weeks after the death of a loved one can provide much-needed consolation during an intense, stressful period of grieving, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of Cl ...
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Social scientists build case for 'survival of the kindest'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are challenging long-held beliefs that human beings are wired to be selfish. In a wide range of studies, social scientists are amassing ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Study surprise yields new target for assessing genes linked to autism
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered a new genetic signature that correlates strongly with autism and which doesn't involve changes to the DNA sequence itself. Rather, the changes are in the way the ...
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Scientists find a common link of bird flocks, breast milk and trust
What do flocks of birds have in common with trust, monogamy, and even breast milk? According to a new report in the journal Science, they are regulated by virtually identical neurochemicals in the brain, known ...
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Genetic links to impaired social behavior in autism
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show profound deficits in social interactions and communications, and display repetitive behaviors and abnormal responses to sensory experiences. One aspect of an autistic ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 13, 2008 |
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To recognize their friends, mice use their amygdalas
Even those who can’t remember names can usually recall faces. New research from Rockefeller University suggests that a simple brain chemical, a neuropeptide called oxytocin, is a reason.
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Apr 05, 2007 |
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