Researchers have found that male rhesus monkeys who tend to shun group play, mutual grooming and other social activities have a subtle thing in common with boys who have an autism spectrum disorder.

Patients in distributive shock appear to have a lower risk for atrial fibrillation when vasopressin is added to catecholamine vasopressors, but its effect on other outcomes are mixed, according to a ...

Lower doses of initial vasopressin were associated with lower mortality when used as an adjunct in patients with septic shock, according to a review of three recent studies. "Patients with septic ...

After several decades during which little attention was paid to vasopressin and/or urine concentration in clinical practice, interest in vasopressin has renewed with the availability of new, potent, ...

Eleven of 13 patients with far advanced chronic renal disease of diverse etiologies were found to have urine that remained hypotonic to plasma in spite of the administration of a supramaximal dose of ...

Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with no known drug treatment up until now. Researchers have finally found tweaking certain hormones could help patients with autism. There were two ...

Vasopressin is a naturally occurring hormone that helps control various bodily functions. It maintains the appropriate volume of water in the space that surrounds cells within the body. This allows ...

A team of researchers has identified for the first time the mechanism linking a mutation in the Shank3 gene with alterations in social behavior. Using a mouse model carrying this autism-associated ...

It feels like deja vu to be writing about neuropeptides like vasopressin again, since I just discussed them in a June 2018 post. But two new clinical trials using vasopressin in ASD were just ...

Discover comprehensive details about Vasopressin, including its pronunciation, uses, dosage instructions, indications, and guidelines on how and when to take it or avoid it. The updated prescription ...

Rhesus macaque monkeys that are ‘low social’ have low vasopressin in cerebrospinal fluid Small sample of children with autism also showed low vasopressin Vasopressin may be a marker for deficits in ...