Autism can be treated with hormone of love

Ingested by the baby during breastfeeding "hormone love "oxytocin helps him develop social skills and may even be used for the treatment of autism. This is the conclusion of researchers University of Parma.

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Italian scientists tested the effects of Oxytocin Sprayed with a spray on young monkeys. It was found that under the influence of hormone monkeys begin more often imitate facial expressions and adult primates people who care for them. Oxytocin is produced in a woman's body during pregnancy and childbirth, it also enters the body of the child with breast milk.

The researchers found that the hormone may affect how children interact with people around them. Consequently, Oxytocin It can be used in the treatment of disorders of the child, including Autism Treatment . A group of young experimental rhesus monkeys often due to oxytocin the rest of their peers used two facial expressions related to social communication. Although the effects of oxytocin on adults and children is well established, this was the first study examining the effect of "hormone of love" on newborn mammals.

"It was very important to check whether oxytocin contribute development of social behavior in children in the same way in which it does This adults - said study author Dr. Elizabeth Simpson. - Our results show that oxytocin is a good candidate for development of new drugs against behavioral disorders, including treatment autism ".

The researchers worked on infant monkeys in the first two weeks after their birth. (READ MORE)

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