A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology has found that MDMA’s mood-enhancing effects may be partly driven ...

When was the last time you were truly happy? If you're yearning for happiness, the good news is that your body produces four ...

Oxytocin, too, is understood to act by binding to its own dedicated receptor, a cell-surface protein that abounds in distinct structures in the brain. Previous studies of oxytocin’s activity have ...

It may be that oxytocin production in the brain doesn’t increase; or that it increased so much that it raised levels in the entire body; or that blood from the hypothalamus ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) King’s College London has shown that a biological brain mechanism called the ‘kynurenine pathway’ is ...

Biological pathway in the brain could help explain why teenage girls are more depressed than boys. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 ...

The oxytocin system – which helps release breast milk and strengthens the bond between mother and baby – may be affected during breastfeeding in mothers experiencing postnatal depression ...

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) Volume 17, Issue 5, on May 1, 2025, titled “Oxytocin modulates insulin and GLP-1 secretion in pancreatic islets.” ...

However, more recent studies have implicated the Th17 pathway in the pathogenesis of asthma as well, in addition to the Th2 pathway, which has long been associated with asthma and other allergic ...