digit ratio – Bernhard Fink http://bernhardfink.com Biosocial Science Information - Austria Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:21:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Was verrät die Fingerlänge über die Person? http://bernhardfink.com/was-verrat-die-fingerlange-uber-die-person/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=was-verrat-die-fingerlange-uber-die-person Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:18:17 +0000 http://bernhardfink.com/?p=883 Aus dem Verhältnis der Fingerlängen wollen Forscher erstaunliche Dinge herauslesen: Persönlichkeit, Gesundheitsrisiken und womöglich sogar die sexuelle Orientierung. Ist es wirklich so einfach? (von Christina Berndt)

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]]> Men with long ring fingers are less likely to die from the coronavirus http://bernhardfink.com/men-with-long-ring-fingers-are-less-likely-to-die-from-the-coronavirus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=men-with-long-ring-fingers-are-less-likely-to-die-from-the-coronavirus Wed, 27 May 2020 14:50:01 +0000 http://bernhardfink.com/?p=745 Men with longer ring fingers may have a lower chance of dying from the coronavirus and could be more likely to face mild symptoms, according to a new study published in the journal Early Human Development.

The reason? The length of ring fingers is believed to be linked to how much testosterone men are exposed to in utero — the longer the finger, the greater the hormonal exposure. And testosterone is believed to protect against severe coronavirus-related illness because it increases the concentration of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in the body. (…)

Manning, J.T., & Fink, B. (2020). Understanding COVID-19: Digit ratio (2D:4D) and sex differences in national case fatality rates. Early Human Development, 146, 105074.

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