Genetics
DNA facial prediction could make protecting your privacy more difficult
Everywhere we go, we leave behind bits of DNA.
May 2, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children with facial difference have a lot to teach us about body image
The recently released film Wonder is based on the true story of Auggie, a boy born with a severe facial deformity. The film picks up at the point where Auggie, having been home-schooled by his mother, attends a regular school ...
Feb 23, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Women seen as younger when eyes, lips and eyebrows stand out
Aspects of facial contrast, a measure of how much facial features stand out in the face, decrease with age in women across a variety of ethnic groups, finds a study in open access journal Frontiers in Psychology. The study ...
Oct 11, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How the shape and size of your face relates to your sexuality
Men and women with shorter, wider faces tend to be more sexually motivated and to have a stronger sex drive than those with faces of other dimensions. These are the findings from a study led by Steven Arnocky of Nipissing ...
Sep 19, 2017
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Pediatrics
Diagnosing fetal alcohol disorder more easily
Early-childhood clinicians such as pediatricians and child psychologists are often the first to raise the alarm for families with children who exhibit developmental disorders, such as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). ...
Oct 17, 2016
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Genetics
Face shape is in the genes
Many of the characteristics that make up a person's face, such as nose size and face width, stem from specific genetic variations, reports John Shaffer of the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, and colleagues, in a ...
Aug 25, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Faces aren't always to be believed when it comes to honesty
UBC researchers have determined that certain facial features, not the expression, influence whether people think someone is trustworthy.
Jul 27, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The psychology of makeup
You are five years old, playing with your friends outside, when suddenly someone new appears. You size them up and realize they must be two or maybe even three years your senior. You give up your swing as a sign of respect. ...
Apr 7, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Important details revealed in the search for the causes of face blindness
As part of a cooperation with the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Berlin and the University of Bamberg, researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have been studying a probably congenital dysfunction that ...
Dec 4, 2015
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Surgery
Facial plastic surgery improves perception of femininity, personality, attractiveness
Facial rejuvenation surgery may not only make you look younger, it may improve perceptions of you with regard to likeability, social skills, attractiveness and femininity, according to a report published online by JAMA Facial ...
Apr 9, 2015
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