`Love hormone´ improves attachment issues in people with autism
(WorldNews Belgium)

Oxytocin, often dubbed the `love hormone`, is known to promote social bonding. Researchers at KU Leuven have now discovered that administering oxytocin to adult men with autism makes them more open to close emotional bonds with others. The hormone has positive long-term effects as well. A team led by Professor Kaat Alaerts (KU Leuven) recruited 40 adult men with autism spectrum disorder to take part in their study. `In a first stage, we examined the amount of oxytocin produced by the participants themselves. The subjects also filled out several questionnaires,` Professor Alaerts explains. `An analysis of the data revealed that the amount of oxytocin found in the subjects` saliva was...