Medical research
Why your face looks the way it does
Is your face long? Wide? Big nose? Small ears? High forehead?
Feb 26, 2019
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News tagged with faces
Neuroscience
New research shows that autistic people are better at reading emotions in cartoons
New research carried out by psychologists at Edge Hill University shows that contrary to popular belief, people with autism may actually be better than neurotypical people at reading emotions in some contexts.
Aug 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
One more reason to wear a mask: You'll get less sick from COVID-19
As states increasingly promote face masks as a way to control the spread of COVID-19, the top-line message has been: Wear a mask to protect others. While it's true that most face masks are more effective in preventing you ...
Aug 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to make a homemade face mask, whether you can sew or not
We are living a new normal—learning and working from home, practicing social distancing, and now, wearing non-medical face masks in public. Sporting a brightly colored cloth across his mouth and nose, Gov. Jared Polis made ...
Apr 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are you wearing gloves or a mask to the shops? You might be doing it wrong
Many people in the community are wearing face masks and gloves in an attempt to protect themselves against the coronavirus.
May 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sweden bucks trend in refusing to recommend masks
Sweden attracted worldwide attention earlier this year when it famously stayed open throughout the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, and now it is holding out again, this time refusing to recommend the use of masks.
Aug 31, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The 'Not Face' is a universal part of language, study suggests
Researchers have identified a single, universal facial expression that is interpreted across many cultures as the embodiment of negative emotion.
Mar 28, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SARS-CoV-2 is evolving to get better at becoming airborne, new study shows
Results of a new study led by the University of Maryland School of Public Health show that people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 exhale infectious virus in their breath—and those infected with the Alpha variant ...
Sep 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In Brazil, COVID increasingly hitting the young
Leading the morning medical meeting at an intensive care unit in Sao Paulo, Jaques Sztajnbok reviews his COVID-19 patients.
Mar 20, 2021
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Surgery
Face transplant surgery can improve speech in victims of severe face trauma
A new case study out of New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development finds that face transplant surgery in patients who have experienced severe facial trauma can improve speech production.
Feb 12, 2019
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