Since the introduction of insulin almost a century ago, more than 80 peptide drugs have
reached the market for a wide range of diseases, including diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis …

Oxytocin has garnered considerable interest for its role in social behavior, as well as for the
potential of intranasal administration to treat social difficulties. However, current theoretical …

Two variants of callous-unemotional (CU) traits and psychopathy have been proposed,
referred to as primary and secondary. Whereas primary variants are thought to be …

Social animals detect the affective states of conspecifics and utilize this information to
orchestrate social interactions. In a social affective preference text in which experimental …

Behavioral neuroscientists have shown that the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) plays a key role
in social attachment and affiliation in nonhuman mammals. Inspired by this initial research …

The intricate pathophysiology of brain disorders, difficult access to the brain, and the
complexity and high risks and costs of drug development represent major hurdles for …

Autism spectrum disorder is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder with no established
pharmacological treatment for its core symptoms. Although previous literature has shown …

Recent evidence suggests that enduring social bonds have fitness benefits. However, very
little is known about the neural circuitry and neurochemistry underlying the formation and …

Migraine is a severe neurovascular disorder of which the pathophysiology is not yet fully
understood. Besides the role of inflammatory mediators that interact with the …

Recent studies have suggested oxytocin's therapeutic effects on deficits in social
communication and interaction in autism spectrum disorder through improvement of emotion …