Genetic predisposition to obesity presents a paradox: how do genetic variants with a
detrimental impact on human health persist through evolutionary time? Numerous …

Adipose tissue is a complex and multi-faceted organ. It responds dynamically to internal and
external stimuli, depending on the developmental stage and activity of the organism. The …

Selection should favor mating preferences that increase the chooser's reproductive success.
Many previous studies have shown that the women men find most attractive in well …

Over the last 25 years, a large amount of research has been dedicated to identifying men's
preferences for women's physical features, and the evolutionary benefits associated with …

Beauty is related to our lives in various ways and examining it from an interdisciplinary
approach is essential. People are very concerned with their appearance. A widely accepted …

Women's body attractiveness is influenced by specific anthropometric cues, including body
mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-stature ratio (WSR), and shoulder-to …

We examine the widely accepted view that very low waist–hip ratios and low body mass
indices (BMIs) in women in well-nourished populations are judged attractive by men …

Parental investment hypotheses regarding mate selection suggest that human males should
seek partners featured by youth and high fertility. However, females should be more …

This study aimed to clarify the psychosocial difficulties and impacts that cancer patients face
from appearance changes, in order to develop a patient support program. An online survey …

We propose and evaluate a new theory for helping to explain the evolution of endometriosis
risk in humans. By this theory, endometriosis risk evolved in the context of sexual selection …