This article is taken from the monthly journal Sciences et Avenir - La Recherche #910 of December 2022.
Oxytocin, the “love hormone” released by the brain into the bloodstream during childbirth and during social attachment, stimulates in vitro heart cells that can regenerate the heart, US researchers from Michigan State University discover.
“Recovery” of the heart after a heart attack
So an injection of oxytocin or, why not, strong social and emotional bonds could help the heart recover from a heart attack, the study suggests.
Oxytocin is also used in other contexts. Here is some of them:
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