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Empathy is a good thing? Oxytocin, too? Beware because each has a dark side by Stephanie Allen Posted Tue 06 Jul 2010 6:29pm Currently empathy seems to be a sought-after goal. Why? I am not sure because seeking it in the name of good, peace, and collaboration is as silly as seeking focus or communication skills or charisma for the same purposes. Empathy, focus, skilled communication, and charisma are a few of many traits and states that are neutral. When they are used. ... Read on »

New Oxytocin Drug Benefits Love Making And Reduces Stress In Both Men And Women by Sanju S. Facebook

Posted Tue 22 May 2012 12:09pm Oxytocin is a naturally occurring hormone popularly known for its key role in labor, child birth and breast feeding. It is oxytocin hormone that is mainly responsible for the special bonding between a mother and her child after child birth. Oxytocin in women Oxytocin thus is a female hormone of love and bonding which is released in females ... Read on »

Hit me one more time with those side effects! (CLICK TO READ ABOUT CHEMO SIDE EFFECTS) by msrenda

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Posted Fri 21 Aug 2009 12:39pm on.....and..HMMMMM I forgot what I was writing about! LOL Oh yeah chemo side effects, that's it! I'm very lucky that I haven't been nauseated or sick during my chemo, I'm fortunate that my... was getting better. I liked hearing that and I think that's a great way to look at all the side effects. They are only temporary and each time that toxic waste goes into my body, those Read on »

oxytocin should not be used for recreational purposes by Laura Patient Expert

Posted Wed 02 Feb 2011 2:06pm Priceless: A Love-Hate Relationship?: "Feel-Good" Oxytocin May Have a Dark Side Read on »

Research on the role of oxytocin... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 3:33pm with placebo. This effect was pronounced for difficult compared with easy items. Conclusions Our data suggest that oxytocin improves the ability to infer the mental state of others... Research on the role of oxytocin, a neuropeptide, in social cognition has generated much interest during the last few years. We have earlier written about oxytocin’s role Read on »

Treatment with oxytocin spray can improve emotion understanding in autism by Kathy J. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 09 Apr 2010 8:00am can improve some symptoms of autism, there is currently no effective treatment for these problems. Oxytocin is a hormone that has effects on brain function. Although... Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, Australian autism experts recruited adolescents with ASDs. Using a rigorous study design, they administered a single dose each of oxytocin Read on »

Oxytocin, high-fives, and performance by pathologystudent Posted Thu 25 Feb 2010 11:39am Touches Do Mean So Much ” which suggests that oxytocin has another very important effect that may have implications for students in classrooms. The article talks at length about... produced by the posterior pituitary (oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone), the more interesting by far is oxytocin. Called the “cuddle hormone,” it has been shown to mediate trust Read on »

Better Mothering Through Oxytocin? by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:26pm Oxytocin may attain more visibility in both hormonal and behavioral therapy in the near future, following a recently released essay discussing the effects of the hormone... and socializing behavior. Only mildly surprising is the effect of administered oxytocin on males as well – increased trust and empathy in social situations. To complicate matters Read on »

Mother’s voice lowers cortisol, boosts oxytocin by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 16 May 2010 12:00am to get oxytocin up,” he says. “That a simple telephone call could have this physiological effect on oxytocin is really exciting.” UW-Madison endocrinologist and study co-author... chemistry. Hearing your mother’s voice via a simple phone call from mom can calm frayed nerves by sparking the release of a powerful stress-quelling hormone, oxytocin, according Read on »

U.S. funds Bloorview trial of Oxytocin in autism by Louise Posted Thu 01 Apr 2010 12:22pm interventions that much more effective – the impact will be huge.” Dr. Anagnostou is author of a small pilot study in press that shows Oxytocin improved social cognition and repetitive... autism research at Bloorview Bloorview has received an $805,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to conduct a randomized clinical trial to see if Oxytocin – a hormone Read on »