Psychology & Psychiatry
New research examines how we remember faces
The common struggle of remembering a face or a name gets more difficult as we age, and new research from Rice University aims to figure out why.
Sep 13, 2023
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News tagged with facial features
Neuroscience
Why new mothers are more likely to see faces in everyday objects
A University of Queensland study has found women who've just had a baby are much more likely to see faces in everyday objects than other women.
Sep 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI algorithms for diagnosing rare diseases do not include current human diversity, finds study
Up to 40% of rare diseases show facial alterations that enable researchers to identify some pathologies, and they can even help establish an early diagnosis. Historically, the visual evaluation and use of some classic anthropometric ...
May 10, 2023
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Genetics
Variants of MRTFB gene linked to novel neurodevelopmental disorder
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have linked specific variants or mutations of the gene myocardin-related transcription factor B (MRTFB) with a novel neurodevelopmental disorder.
May 9, 2023
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Addiction
Father's alcohol consumption before conception linked to brain and facial defects in offspring
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects in their unborn child. Now, research at Texas A&M University demonstrates that a father's ...
Apr 12, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why are we so scared of clowns? Here's what we've discovered
Are you scared of clowns? You are not alone. Coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, is a widely acknowledged phenomenon. Studies indicate this fear is present among both adults and children in many different cultures. Yet it ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Neuroscience
Monkeys' brains are wired to read body language—just like ours
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove a surge in remote work and learning, videoconferencing apps such as Zoom saw their user numbers boom. Plenty of other options were available, but the exponential growth in videoconferencing ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Genetics
Disruption of MTSS2 function causes a new syndromic intellectual disability
An Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) study led by Dr. Hugo Bellen, investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital and distinguished service professor at the Baylor ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Surgery
A cut above—two devices are teamed to simplify, quicken and improve ear reconstruction
According to the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, one in every 8,000 to 10,000 births in the United States result in one of two congenital malformations of the ear: microtia (the child is born with only a cartilage ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Genetics
Global team of scientists discover new gene causing severe neurodevelopmental delays
An international team of researchers led by UC Davis geneticist Suma Shankar has discovered a new gene implicated in a neurodevelopmental condition called DPH5-related diphthamide-deficiency syndrome. The syndrome is caused ...
Jul 12, 2022
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