Health
LED face masks are popular on social media for glowing skin, but they could disrupt your sleep
LED face masks are the latest device promoted on social media as a marriage of technology and beauty.
Nov 1, 2021
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News tagged with human face
Genetics
Study of East Africans illuminates new genetic factors underlying human faces
A new study of the genetics underlying facial features finds that East Africans have some unique facial genetics and some that are shared with Europeans. The findings, published August 19th in PLOS Genetics by Chenxing Liu, ...
Aug 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Effectiveness of face masks against particles similar in size to coronavirus
On Tuesday, July 27, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new mask guidelines, recommending that Americans resume wearing masks indoors in areas with high coronavirus transmission, regardless of vaccination ...
Jul 29, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
There's a man in the moon: Why our brains see human faces everywhere
It's so commonplace we barely give it a second thought, but human brains seem hardwired to see human faces where there are none—in objects as varied as the moon, toys, plastic bottles, tree trunks and vacuum cleaners. Some ...
Jul 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 mask study finds layering, material choice matter
Wearing a face mask can protect yourself and others from COVID-19, but the type of material and how many fabric layers used can significantly affect exposure risk, finds a study from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Apr 2, 2021
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Neuroscience
Imagining a face reactivates face-detecting neurons in humans
Face-sensitive neurons in humans employ distinct activity patterns to encode individual faces; those patterns reactivate when imagining the face, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.
Jan 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study reveals impact of face masks on person identification
Research by experts at the University of Stirling has revealed the impact that the increased wearing of face masks may be having on people's ability to recognize each other.
Nov 19, 2020
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Neuroscience
Dog and human brains process faces differently
Researchers of the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary, discovered striking similarities and differences in how dog and human brains process visual information about others. The study was published ...
Oct 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
1 million deaths from coronavirus—seven experts consider key questions
The pandemic has reached a grim milestone: one million people have now died of COVID-19, according to Worldometers.
Oct 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A million deaths from coronavirus: Seven experts consider key questions
The pandemic has reached a grim milestone: 1 million people have now died of COVID-19, according to Worldometers.
Sep 28, 2020
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