A startling new study shows that cells that are exquisitely sensitive to oxytocin are found in a tiny region in the brains of female but not male mice. This could be of great importance in explaining ...

A recent discovery may have given scientists a more complete understanding of the mechanisms underpinning maternal instinct. New research has discovered differences in the distribution of neurons ...

Adding evidence to the importance of early development, a new study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with an epigenetic change in children related to stress response. Epigenetics are ...

Various conditions such as postpartum depression or postpartum psychosis can lead to an alteration in maternal behavior and disrupt the mother-child bonding process. A research team has conducted a ...

Various conditions such as postpartum depression or postpartum psychosis can lead to an alteration in maternal behaviour and disrupt the mother-child bonding process. A research team led by Daniela ...

New research sheds light on how the brain integrates sensory signals to drive maternal behaviors in mice, potentially offering insights into conditions like autism that affect sensory processing. Cold ...

Expertise and opinions of authors published by ForbesBooks. Imprint operated under license. As I spent time with my mother at my daughter’s graduation this past Mother’s Day, I reflected on my journey ...

It is often said that a mother will do anything for her children, even if it means risking her own life. Remarkably, this protective instinct is observed in all mammalian mothers, regardless of ...

A maternal health mobile app helped pregnant women learn more about delivery sanitation, tetanus vaccination, reproductive tract infection symptoms, HIV/AIDS testing, and iron tablet usage. A mobile ...

Surely all women must have a maternal instinct or the human race would die out. We are mammals, and all other female mammals seem to have one. Maternal instincts and breasts—surely that’s what it ...