Tag: Oxytocin

The Conboy lab in Berkeley has discovered a treatment combination that greatly extends lifespan in old male mice and published its findings in Aging. A combination with systemic effects The researchers begin this paper with a discussion of well-known interventions and their drawbacks. For example, they note that while rapamycin is effective in extending the...

Japanese researchers led by Professor Akiyoshi Saitoh from the Tokyo University of Science have published new research that explores the potential of oxytocin as a therapy to combat cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. Oxytocin is often called the love hormone, given its role in the reproductive system and its role in creating feelings such...