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Baylor University: People Who Experienced Parental Divorce as Children Have Lower 'Love Hormone' Levels Than Those Who Did Not
September 09, 2020
WACO, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSStu) -- Baylor University issued the following news:

People who were children when their parents were divorced showed lower levels of oxytocin -- the so-called "love hormone" -- when they were adults than those whose parents remained married, according to a study led by Baylor University. That lower level may play a role in having trouble forming attachments when they are grown.

Oxytocin -- secreted in the brain and released during bon . . .

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