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The Dim Science of Neuroglow

21 May 2024

The cosmetics industry sells hope by mixing a little chemistry with a hefty dose of hype. Novelty, whether in 鈥渁ctives,鈥 or in packaging, or just fresh flim-flam is what opens wallets. Since...

Want to cuddle? Personality is likely to get you further than oxytocin.

10 Dec 2021

Why do people cuddle? According to a slew of media reports, that answer lies in oxytocin, dubbed either the 鈥渃uddle chemical鈥 or the 鈥渓ove hormone.鈥 English pharmacologist and neurophysiologist Sir...

A New Role for Oxytocin?

20 Mar 2017

Could oxytocin, a natural hormone, help patients suffering from anxiety and other related personality dysfunctions? Maybe. At least that is what a group of researchers from the University of...

Pucker Up: The Chemistry of Kissing

20 Mar 2017

And just when I was getting used to being single in the summer. July 6th rolls around; International Kissing Day. It鈥檚 like a second Valentine鈥檚 Day but less sweet. I mean really, no chocolate? But...

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