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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAKE ZURICH, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Kabi announced today the availability in the United States of Vasopressin Injection, USP, a generic equivalent to Vasostrict ®. Fresenius Kabi Vasopressin ...

Patients with sepsis are at high risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) and death, but the current approaches to preventing or decreasing AKI-associated mortality in this patient population are of limited ...

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 ...

Cranial diabetes insipidus is a rare condition that results in persistent thirst and frequent urination. It occurs due to problems with arginine vasopressin (AVP), a hormone that plays a role in ...