“Although the detailed mechanism for the stimulation of intra-islet GLP-1 secretion remains to be elucidated and further studies are required, as far as we know, our present study is the first to ...

Modern humans are characterized by their prosociality, a broad term that encompasses intraspecies empathy, social tolerance, cooperation and altruism. These facets of social cognition have been ...

In a new study, researchers have found that mice can instinctively exhibit rescue-like behavior toward anesthetized conspecifics—without any prior training or external rewards. The study, published in ...

This article describes the recent findings from our lab at University College London, published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. The study explored the relationship between postnatal ...

Alzheimer's disease progressively degrades a person's memory and cognitive abilities, often resulting in dementia. Amid efforts to find novel treatments for this disease, a recent breakthrough study ...

In a recent study published in the journal Gut Microbes, a group of researchers examined how marital status and perceived emotional support relate to obesity-related outcomes and to coordinated ...

"The discovery that pleasant tactile stimulation facilitates cross-species social bonding through oxytocin pathways could lead to a better understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying both social ...

Tj Power is the lead neuroscientist at the DOSE Lab and cofounder of Neurify, a trailblazing organization in the mental health sector. He is also a renowned international speaker, having captivated ...

One component was oxytocin, a naturally occurring hormone that declines with age and is involved in tissue repair, social bonding, and metabolism. The other was an Alk5 inhibitor, often shortened to ...