Imagine your doctor calls you to discuss the results of your genetic testing. They tell you your results indicate you are ...

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC.

Oxytocin receptor (Oxtr) signaling influences complex social behaviors in diverse species, including social monogamy in prairie voles. How Oxtr regulates specific components of social attachment ...

Understanding how these genes influence social interactions between ... Genetics also plays a role in how we interact with each other. The oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) and vasopressin receptor ...

Scientists mapped how the human immune system evolves from birth to old age, revealing key changes that influence health, disease resistance, and aging. Their immune age model could help predict ...

Key in the fight to stay healthy is always proper nutrition and good health practices, but sometimes supplementation can add ...

Specific neurons that secrete the neuropeptide oxytocin in the brain are disproportionately disrupted in a mouse model of ...

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, a ...

RIKEN neuroscientists found oxytocin-secreting neurons are selectively impaired in an autism mouse model, affecting social ...