Sentences with phrase «via nasal spray»

Researchers found that fathers who were given a boost of oxytocin via a nasal spray, and then were shown a picture of their 1 - or 2 - year - old sons or daughters, showed higher levels of activity in regions of the brain linked with empathy and reward, compared with fathers who did not receive a dose of oxytocin.

(The FluMist vaccine, which is delivered via nasal spray, can cause wheezing and should be avoided by asthmatics.)

Those findings could mean that vaccines delivered via nasal spray instead of shots might stimulate memory T cell growth in the nose and could protect lungs from damage as well.

Half of the test subjects received oxytocin via a nasal spray.

However, a control group that only received a placebo via a nasal spray, showed similar improvements.

Sherman, a self - described romance nut who is a devoted husband and father of three, gave his take on the idea that vasopressin treatments might someday be used on humans — maybe via nasal spray — to encourage commitment - phobes to stick around: «I think if you have to snort hormones to be committed, it's probably not the right person.»

• fathers (including fathers of children with autism) who inhaled oxytocin via a nasal spray showed less hostility and stimulated their child's exploration better than dads who had been given a placebo (Naber et al, 2010; 2013)

Not exact matches

Given via injection or nasal spray, naloxone binds powerfully with opiate receptors in the brain, repelling the drugs the user has taken and sending him or her into an instant and painful withdrawal.