Carrageenan is a class of naturally occurring sulphated polysaccharides, which is currently
a promising candidate in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine as it resemblances …

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) restricts the transport of potential therapeutic moieties to the
brain. Direct targeting the brain via olfactory and trigeminal neural pathways by passing the …

Interventions for autism are limited. The synthetic hormone oxytocin may provide a potential
treatment to improve core social and behavioral difficulties in autism, but its efficacy has yet …

There has been an unprecedented interest in the modulatory effects of intranasal oxytocin
on human social cognition and behaviour, however as yet no study has actually …

Over the last decade, oxytocin (OT) has received focus in numerous studies associating
intranasal administration of this peptide with various aspects of human social behavior …

Background Current neuroimaging perspectives on a variety of mental disorders emphasize
dysfunction of the amygdala. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT), a key mediator in the …

Autism spectrum disorder is defined by two core symptoms: a deficit in social communication
and the presence of repetitive behaviors and/or restricted interests. Currently, there is no US …

The popularity of oxytocin (OT) has grown exponentially during the past decade, and so has
the number of OT trials in healthy and clinical groups. We take stock of the evidence from …

Background There is increasing interest in oxytocin as a therapeutic to treat social deficits in
autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a …

Humans are an unusually prosocial species, who engage in social behaviors that include
altruism—whereby an individual engages in costly or risky acts to improve the welfare of …