Oxytocin may slow autism symptoms

Scientists at the French National Center for Scientific Research found that injecting oxytocin into the body may help slow symptoms in people with autism.

This finding provides new ways to help the medical world study drugs that treat autism.

The latest issue on the "National Academy of Sciences" in the US shows that oxytocin is a hormone released from the posterior pituitary, not only can the pregnant woman's uterus shrink, but also a key role in human expression and social behavior.

Previous research has found that people with autism have severe levels of oxytocin in the blood.

To step by step testify to the effect of oxytocin on human social behavior, the group of scientists led by Angela Siliguri injected oxytocin into 13 people with autism.

These subjects all have normal intellectual and language skills, but cannot actively participate in social activities, such as when talking to others, these subjects seek all ways to avoid eye contact with the person in contact.

After that, scientists through the game by passing the ball to detect, the subjects who were injected with oxytocin felt a sense of crisis in society and became more and more interested in playing with others, showing confidence. more.

The next step, scientists will continue to study the mechanism of long-term effectiveness of oxytocin and its effectiveness in improving autism early.