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Nature Medicine 14, 353 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nm0408-353
Search for potential autism treatments turns to 'trust hormone'
Alisa Opar1
- New York
For all of the attention that autism has received, the condition still lacks pharmacological treatments. Faced with this frustrating reality, some researchers have begun exploring whether oxytocin, the so-called 'trust hormone', could ease symptoms of the disorder, such as repetitive behaviors and difficulties with social interactions.
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