Oxytocin is a pleiotropic, peptide hormone with broad implications for general health,
adaptation, development, reproduction, and social behavior. Endogenous oxytocin and …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may be referred to by other terms (eg, early life
adversity or stress and childhood trauma) and have a lifelong impact on mental and physical …

Major depressive disorder is a common psychiatric disorder associated with marked
suffering, morbidity, mortality, and cost. The World Health Organization projects that by 2030 …

Stress constitutes a state of threatened homeostasis triggered by intrinsic or extrinsic
adverse forces (stressors) and is counteracted by an intricate repertoire of physiologic and …

Vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) are distinct molecules; these peptides and their
receptors [OT receptor (OTR) and V1a receptor (V1aR)] also are evolved components of an …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a stress-related mental disorder with a lifetime
prevalence of 20% and, thus, is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders …

Vasopressins are evolutionarily conserved peptide hormones. Mammalian vasopressin
functions systemically as an antidiuretic and regulator of blood and cardiac flow essential for …

The characterization of germline genetic variation affecting cancer risk, known as cancer
predisposition, is fundamental to preventive and personalized medicine. Studies of genetic …

Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) emerged late December 2019 in the city of Wuhan,
China and has since spread rapidly all over the world causing a global pandemic. While the …

Body water balance is determined by fundamental homeostatic mechanisms that maintain
stable volume, osmolality and the composition of extracellular and intracellular fluids. Water …