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  "id": 684339,
  "title": "Oxytocin nudges distrustful men to invest 15% more in anonymous trust game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/oxytocin-nudges-distrustful-men-to-invest-15-more-in-anonymous-trust",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:20:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-oxytocin-nudges-distrustful-men-invest.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In 2005, a research team led by University of Zurich economics professor Ernst Fehr published a study in the journal Nature that provided evidence for the first time that intranasally administered oxytocin can increase trusting behavior in humans. Oxytocin is a hormone and neurotransmitter produced naturally in the body that influences social interactions, among other things.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}