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Mother-Baby Bonding Chemical May Ease Schizophrenia

(NewScientist) UPDATED 2010-07-16
Researchers say a nasal spray containing a hormone triggered by pregnancy that helps mothers bond with their babies eased symptoms of schizophrenia in a new small study. In the study of 15 people with schizophrenia, the patients received nasal sprays containing either the hormone oxytocin or a placebo for a total of six weeks. The researchers found that those who received oxytocin averaged improvements of around eight percent on standard tests for schizophrenia compared to those who received a placebo.  Read full story >
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