News articles tagged with 'facial'
Method developed to match police sketch, mug shot
— 4 Mar 2011 13:44 | TechnologyThe long-time practice of using police facial sketches to nab criminals has been, at best, an inexact art. But the process may soon be a little more exact thanks to the work of some…
Minimally invasive technique appears helpful to reanimate facial paralysis
— 18 Jan 2011 17:23 | HealthA procedure involving only one small incision and no major modifications to bone can be used to transpose a tendon and appears helpful in reanimating the lower face after paralysis,…
Why we fight: Men check out in stressful situations
— 29 Sep 2010 16:59 | HealthA new study by USC researchers reveals that stressed men looking at angry faces had diminished activity in the brain regions responsible for understanding others' feelings…
The brain speaks
— 7 Sep 2010 11:57 | BiologyIn an early step toward letting severely paralysed people speak with their thoughts, University of Utah researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes…
Paper wasps punish peers for misrepresenting their might
— 20 Aug 2010 11:24 | BiologyFalsely advertising one's fighting ability might seem like a good strategy for a wimp who wants to come off as a toughie, but in paper wasp societies, such deception is discouraged…
Study examines factors that may predict if patients will be satisfied with facial plastic surgery
— 18 May 2010 20:06 | HealthA study of patients undergoing elective facial plastic surgery suggests that older patients and those currently being treated for depression may be more likely to be satisfied with…
Project creates mouse grimace scale to help identify pain in humans and animals
— 9 May 2010 18:23 | BiologyA new study by researchers from McGill University and the University of British Columbia shows that mice, like humans, express pain through facial expressions…
Everybody laughs, everybody cries: Researchers identify universal emotions
— 26 Jan 2010 13:22 | HealthHere's a piece of research that might leave you tickled: laughter is a universal language, according to new research. The study, conducted with people from Britain and Namibia, suggests…
Artificial muscles restore ability to blink, save eyesight
— 19 Jan 2010 09:50 | HealthSurgeons from UC Davis Medical Centre have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit…
Researchers discover new 'golden ratios' for female facial beauty
— 17 Dec 2009 11:14 | HealthBeauty is not only in the eye of the beholder but also in the relationship of the eyes and mouth of the beholden. The distance between a woman's eyes and the distance between her eyes…