http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- People from East Asia tend to have a tougher time than those from European countries telling the difference between a face that looks fearful versus surprised, disgusted versus angry, and now a new report published online on August 13th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, explains why. Rather than scanning evenly across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fixate their attention on the eyes. http://www.physorg.com/news169385578.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:33:41 EST news169385578 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that individuals who have a long history of alcoholism, but who have been abstinent for at least a month up to many years, showed abnormal brain activity when looking at facial expressions of others. The findings, which appear in the current issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, confirms that alcoholics suffer from abnormalities in parts of the brain that control emotional perception and memory. http://www.physorg.com/news169222002.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:07:06 EST news169222002 Louis Armstrong sang, "When you're smilin', the whole world smiles with you." Romantics everywhere may be surprised to learn that psychological research has proven this sentiment to be true - merely seeing a smile (or a frown, for that matter) will activate the muscles in our face that make that expression, even if we are unaware of it. Now, according to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, simply reading certain words may also have the same effect. http://www.physorg.com/news168858742.html Medicine & Health Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:12:53 EST news168858742 The new anti-wrinkle facial filler Dysport, which could be used as an alternative to Botox, noticeably reduced frown lines between the eyes, according to users and independent reviewers in a study involving plastic surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center. http://www.physorg.com/news168497702.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:55:34 EST news168497702 Robots that can cook, dance to Michael Jackson songs or guide the blind are among the gadgets aimed at helping humans cope with illnesses on display in Spain at one of the world's biggest annual gatherings of new technology enthusiasts. http://www.physorg.com/news168412385.html Electronics Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:13:46 EST news168412385 Mild facial nerve paralysis caused by the use of forceps during birth generally resolves on its own and does not require treatment, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news167326796.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:40:01 EST news167326796 A study by the University of Barcelona (Spain) has analysed which facial features our brain examines to identify faces. Our brain adapts in order to obtain the maximum amount of information possible from each face and according to the study the key data for identification come from, in the first place, the eyes and then the shape of the mouth and nose. http://www.physorg.com/news167304786.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:33:27 EST news167304786 Everyday human interaction is not what you would call perfect, so what if there was a third party added to the mix - like a metallic version of us? In a new article in Perspectives on Psychological Science, psychologist Neal J. Roese and computer scientist Eyal Amir from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign investigate what human-android interactions may be like 50 years into the future. http://www.physorg.com/news166982704.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:10:02 EST news166982704 (PhysOrg.com) -- A hyper-realistic Einstein robot at the University of California, San Diego has learned to smile and make facial expressions through a process of self-guided learning. The UC San Diego researchers used machine learning to `empower` their robot to learn to make realistic facial expressions. http://www.physorg.com/news166289677.html Technology Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:35:37 EST news166289677 When Darwin came to publish The Expression of the Emotions in 1872, he employed images made by five photographers to illustrate the wide variation in human facial expressions. A new study of the way that two of these photographers operated reveals the extent to which Darwin`s photographs were manipulated. http://www.physorg.com/news165738728.html Biology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:32:36 EST news165738728 Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have demonstrated for the first time rhesus monkeys and humans share a specific perceptual mechanism, configural perception, for discriminating among the numerous faces they encounter daily. The study, reported in the June 25 online issue of Current Biology, provides insight into the evolution of the critical human social skill of facial recognition, which enables us to form relationships and interact appropriately with others. http://www.physorg.com/news165152366.html Biology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:39:56 EST news165152366 (AP) -- Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise finding. Psychiatrists from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, who were studying perceptions of beauty, had expected women to spend more time than men cooing over pictures of extra-cute babies. Nope. http://www.physorg.com/news165038430.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:20:01 EST news165038430 Adding an antiviral agent to corticosteroids for treatment of Bell's palsy (a condition characterized by partial facial paralysis) is not associated with improved recovery of facial movement function, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies in the June issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news164302509.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:51:19 EST news164302509 (PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a new way of cloning facial expressions during live conversations to help us better understand what influences our behaviour when we communicate with others. http://www.physorg.com/news163061105.html Technology Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:45:17 EST news163061105 Our brain is wired to identify gender based on facial cues and coloring, according to a new study published in the Journal of Vision. Psychology Professor Frédéric Gosselin and his Université de Montréal team found the luminescence of the eyebrow and mouth region is vital in rapid gender discrimination. http://www.physorg.com/news162643749.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 11:49:56 EST news162643749 Lenovo today announced the IdeaPad S12, the company's first 12-inch netbook. The new netbook brings users the next level in netbook computing with improved usability and performance. Enhancements include a 12.1-inch screen, a 100 percent full-size keyboard and new graphics options with the NVIDIA ION platform. http://www.physorg.com/news162572449.html Electronics Tue, 26 May 2009 16:01:21 EST news162572449 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Glasgow have discovered that it takes the brain just 200 milliseconds to gather most of the information it needs from a facial expression to determine a person`s emotional state. http://www.physorg.com/news162567915.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 May 2009 14:45:41 EST news162567915 It is well known that people use head motion during conversation to convey a range of meanings and emotions, and that women use more active head motion when conversing with each other than men use when they talk with each other. http://www.physorg.com/news162451415.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 May 2009 06:24:07 EST news162451415 Facial fractures from motor vehicle crashes appear to be decreasing, most likely due to design improvements in newer vehicles, according to a report in the May/June issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news161882838.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 May 2009 16:28:03 EST news161882838 (PhysOrg.com) -- The first specific genetic mutation which can cause a potentially serious facial disfigurement has been identified by researchers at Oxford University. The finding, published online in the American Journal of Human Genetics, offers the promise of improved genetic counselling for parents at risk. http://www.physorg.com/news161612123.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 13:17:12 EST news161612123 The creators of the EFIT-V forensic facial composite software describe how it works and recent successes with police services in the UK in the current issue of the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. http://www.physorg.com/news160387592.html Technology Fri, 01 May 2009 09:06:57 EST news160387592 Endoscopic sinus surgery can significantly relieve symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis - inflammation of the sinus cavities - according to a research team, led by a Georgetown physician, which conducted the first large-scale analysis of surgical outcomes from the procedure. http://www.physorg.com/news160382216.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 May 2009 07:37:48 EST news160382216 (AP) -- Health officials warned doctors and patients Thursday about potentially deadly risks of using the anti-wrinkle drug Botox and similar drugs for unapproved uses to treat certain types of muscle spasms. http://www.physorg.com/news160312351.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:12:57 EST news160312351 Facial recognition is not as automatic as it may seem. Researchers have identified specific areas in the brain devoted solely to picking out faces among other objects we encounter. Two specific effects have been established as being critical for facial recognition - holistic processing (in which we view the face as a whole, instead of in various parts) and left-side bias (in which we have a preference for the left side of the face). Psychologists Janet H. Hsiao from the University of Hong Kong and Garrison W. Cottrell from the University of California, San Diego wanted to test if these effects were specific for facial recognition or if they help us to identify other objects as well. http://www.physorg.com/news160145799.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:57:15 EST news160145799 (AP) -- Five years ago, it was the stuff of science fiction: Replace someone's face with one from a dead donor. But on Thursday, Boston doctors performed the world's seventh such transplant - less than a week after one in France - and plans are in the works for more. http://www.physorg.com/news158685901.html Medicine & Health Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:25:35 EST news158685901 Surgeons in Boston have performed the second-ever partial face transplant in the United States, replacing some 80 percent of a disfigured man's face. http://www.physorg.com/news158586870.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:55:07 EST news158586870 Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) cause malformations in babies, including facial defects, short stature, and mental and behavioral abnormalities. The African frog, Xenopus, is a valuable tool for understanding early vertebrate development since these embryos are large, easy to work with and very responsive to environmental cues. New research uses this system to address the mechanism underlying the characteristics associated with maternal consumption of alcohol in early pregnancy. http://www.physorg.com/news158206854.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:21:31 EST news158206854 The creators of the Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, say it's slowly developing social skills by interacting with humans and watching their facial expressions, mimicking a mother-baby relationship. http://www.physorg.com/news158151870.html Electronics Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:05:53 EST news158151870 Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to stare at people's mouths rather than their eyes. Now, an NIH-funded study in 2-year-olds with the social deficit disorder suggests why they might find mouths so attractive: lip-sync -the exact match of lip motion and speech sound. Such audiovisual synchrony preoccupied toddlers who have autism, while their unaffected peers focused on socially meaningful movements of the human body, such as gestures and facial expressions. http://www.physorg.com/news157558974.html Medicine & Health Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:23:26 EST news157558974 There is growing evidence, say researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine, that people who experience facial flushing after drinking alcohol are at much higher risk of esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption than those who do not. http://www.physorg.com/news157018077.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:11:38 EST news157018077