Infatuation Rules
Infatuation Rules
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A team of researchers at Texas Christian University has found that people perceived as more attractive by others tend to have a stronger immune system. In their study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group asked volunteers to rate the level of attractiveness of people in pictures.
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Read More »Figure 1. Interaction between natural killer cell cytotoxicity and target sex on attractiveness ratings. Note: NK, natural killer; β, standardized beta coefficient (standard error). **p ≤ 0.01; *p ≤ 0.05; †p ≤ 0.10. Credit: DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.2476 A team of researchers at Texas Christian University has found that people perceived as more attractive by others tend to have a stronger immune system. In their study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group asked volunteers to rate the level of attractiveness of people in pictures. In most human societies, some people are deemed more or less attractive than others. In this new effort, the researchers wondered why this is the case. They theorized that it likely has evolutionary roots. And because most evolutionary traits can be tied to reproductive success, they further theorized that people who seem attractive to others may be better reproductive partners because they are healthier than average. To find out if this might be the case, they first recruited 159 male and female volunteers and photographed each without any makeup and with a neutral facial expression. They then performed blood tests on the participants to provide the researchers with an indication of overall health—in this case, the strength of their immune systems, by measuring white blood cell levels that combat diseases. The researchers then asked 492 other male and female volunteers to rate people of the opposite gender in the photographs on their attractiveness. The researchers found that those judging the attractiveness of others based on nothing but a single photograph found those people with stronger immune systems to be more attractive, despite not knowing anything about their immune systems—they were somehow able to see it in the faces they were looking at. The researchers also found that the female volunteers, on average, saw those males with higher levels of NK cells in their plasma as more attractive. Such cells target and kill bacteria. Interestingly, the reverse was not true for males looking at females—they found those with lower NK levels to be more attractive. The researchers suggest this is because women with lower NK levels tend to have higher estrogen levels. Notably, the volunteers were asked to judge the attractiveness of the people in the photographs, not to judge how pretty or handsome they were. A person can be seen as attractive to others even if not perceived as better-than-average-looking. More information: Summer Mengelkoch et al, More than just a pretty face? The relationship between immune function and perceived facial attractiveness, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2022). DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.2476 Journal information: Proceedings of the Royal Society B
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Read More »An overly small nose or pointy nasal tip usually never looks good for a male of any ethnicity. I think straightening and making any irregularities appear smoother makes any nose look more attractive. Also, one must consider other features of the face (from different perspectives) such as the brows, chin, and ears.
Question: "With female rhinoplasty, it seems that a lot of looks can be attractive. I've seen girls considered attractive who either have rounded noses, sharp noses, or generally everything in between. With males though, it seems there's much more a 'make or break' thing going on. I rarely see a male with a rounded, chubby nose who would be considered 'facially-attractive', where as I think a male with a more shaped, structured nose gives a look of attractiveness, confidence, and intelligence. Do you agree that this is usually one of the good reasons for males to have rhinoplasty, if they have a shapeless nose?" Answer: "I do think there is variety in what is an attractive male nose. Oftentimes, this will also depend on the ethnicity of the patient. In some cultures, a bump conveys a sense of virility (e.g. a roman nose), while in others a straight bridge is preferred. An overly small nose or pointy nasal tip usually never looks good for a male of any ethnicity. I think straightening and making any irregularities appear smoother makes any nose look more attractive. Also, one must consider other features of the face (from different perspectives) such as the brows, chin, and ears. It is so great that in that day and age we have computer morphing technology to help guide our choice...I'm not sure how they ever managed without it!" Dr. Anand Patel specializes in procedures of the face and neck, with a philosophy of natural and long-lasting rejuvenation. Browse our male rhinoplasty gallery to see before & after images of masculine noses Dr. Patel has reshaped. To learn more about rhinoplasty, click here.
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