Researchers finds a hormone that increases the sex drive of mice
Swedish studies show that mice that receive a supplement of the “appetite hormone” ghrelin increase their sexual activity. Whether the hormone has the same impact on humans is unknown - but if it does, the researchers may have found the key to future treatments for sex addiction.Ghrelin is a gastrointestinal hormone that is released from the stomach, and is involved in the stimulation of our appetite by activating the brain’s reward system. Since the brain’s reward system also motivates us to seek a partner and to have sex, a group of researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy decided to