CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMind-Altering Parasite May Make Infected People More Attractive, Study Suggestswww.sciencealert.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down13
arrow-up1157arrow-down1external-linkMind-Altering Parasite May Make Infected People More Attractive, Study Suggestswww.sciencealert.comCombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 hours agoOk so i presume they controlled for this but given sexually transmitted parasites, such as T. gondii and the more attractive people had a higher number of sexual partners Weren’t they more likely to get it anyway? Especially if they self-select amongst the similarly attractive sexual partners?
minus-squareOneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoI didn’t see anything in the article that suggested controlling for that. I’m not familiar with this particular publication, but I’m pretty accustomed to science publications sensationalizing the studies they’re reporting on.
Ok so i presume they controlled for this but given
and the more attractive people had a
Weren’t they more likely to get it anyway? Especially if they self-select amongst the similarly attractive sexual partners?
I didn’t see anything in the article that suggested controlling for that. I’m not familiar with this particular publication, but I’m pretty accustomed to science publications sensationalizing the studies they’re reporting on.