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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If your name is Fred, do you look like a Fred? You might—and others might think so, too. New research published by the American Psychological Association has found that people appear to be better than chance at correctly ...
Feb 27, 2017
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Researchers at The University of Western Australia have produced a new 3-D imaging system that will provide patients considering facial cosmetic procedures with an accurate prediction of the results.
Sep 14, 2016
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Researchers at The Ohio State University have pinpointed the area of the brain responsible for recognizing human facial expressions.
Apr 19, 2016
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Researchers at Chapman University have published work on how Asian American women and white women feel about their faces, their weights, and their overall appearances. The researchers surveyed 303 Asian American women and ...
Jan 26, 2016
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The first study to test the skills of FBI agents and other law enforcers who have been trained in facial recognition has provided a reassuring result - they perform better than the average person or even computers on this ...
Sep 1, 2015
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Autism is a spectrum of closely related disorders diagnosed in patients who exhibit a shared core of symptoms, including delays in learning to communicate and interact socially. Early detection of autism in children is the ...
Jan 14, 2015
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The way people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gather information - not the judgement process itself - might explain why they gain different perceptions from peoples' faces, according to a new study from Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies ...
Nov 26, 2014
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Contrary to what one might expect, facial masculinity was negatively associated with semen quality in a recent Journal of Evolutionary Biology study.
Sep 2, 2014
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The first full-face transplant patients in the U.S. are growing into their new appearances—literally.
Dec 4, 2013
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