Study finds women prefer perfumes that mimic their immune system cells

(Phys.org)—A research team in Germany has found that when given the choice, women prefer the smell of perfume that has chemicals in it that mimic the smell of their own immune proteins. In their study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the researchers found that female volunteers applying perfumes preferred those with a synthetic ingredient similar to major histocompatibility complexes (MHCs) found in their own cells.

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