A new study by UCLA Health found that people in emotionally supportive marriages have lower BMIs, healthier guts and higher ...

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Oxytocin, a hormone previously thought to be necessary for forming social bonds like mating and giving birth, may not be as essential as researchers previously thought it to be, a study out Friday ...

But new UCLA research reports that high-quality marriages may actually protect against obesity, meaning that a strong ...

Nov. 16 -- SUNDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- With a reputation as the "love hormone," oxytocin has been linked to trust, empathy and generosity. But new research suggests that oxytocin plays a role ...

The hormone oxytocin plays a key role in long-term relationships. But a study of prairie voles finds that the animals mate for life even without... Can you bond without the 'love hormone'? These ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- What is the secret to having a long committed relationship? It's a question many ask but few have any answers for... until now. New research that may have identified what ...

Oxytocin has been famously dubbed “the love hormone” for its role in care and social bonding. Psychological studies in humans have shown that oxytocin promotes empathy, increases cooperation in ...

There's more to love than a single hormone. That's the conclusion of a study of prairie voles that were genetically altered to ignore signals from the "love hormone" oxytocin. The study, published in ...