Maximus Announces First-Ever Topical Oxytocin Cream for Mood Enhancement and Sleep Support

Old Challenge in Oxytocin DeliverySanta Monica, CA, Nov. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maximus, a leading performance medicine company backed by Founders Fund and 8VC, today announced the launch of ...
The Boston Globe

Seven ways to get a feel-good fix of hormone oxytocin

If you’ve ever felt better after getting a hug from someone you love or petting your dog, you’re no stranger to the oxytocin effect. Many people are craving that calming sensation, given the constant ...
Greater Good

How Relationships Feed Your Brain

According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the ...
Healio

High levels of oxytocin may protect against negative mood effects from sleep disturbance

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During reproductive transitions, high levels of oxytocin may protect against negative mood effects due to sleep ...
Medscape

Hormonal Shifts Plus Sleepless Nights? Oxytocin May Help

Oxytocin appeared to influence mood disturbances brought on by the sleep disruptions associated with the dramatic hormonal shifts in the postpartum period as well as menopausal states, shedding light ...
University of California

Is the ‘love hormone,’ oxytocin, also the ‘friendship hormone’?

A new UC Berkeley study shows that the so-called love hormone, oxytocin, is also critical for the formation of friendships. Oxytocin is released in the brain during sex, childbirth, breastfeeding and ...
Medical Xpress

From breast cancer to autism, visualization of oxytocin receptor enables new imaging approaches

Researchers at the University of Vienna have developed fluorescent peptide tracers that can simultaneously visualize and activate the oxytocin receptor. This receptor—also known as the love/bonding ...