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The beauty machine

The beauty machine

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (24) | comments 15

Our mothers told us that true beauty is more than skin deep — but researchers from Tel Aviv University are now challenging Mom.


Brazilians judge facial beauty differently than North Americans

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Standard ideals of facial beauty and harmony may differ depending on geographic location, with a specific difference between North American beauty ideals and those of Brazilians.


Fame matters more than beauty in consumer behaviour

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 13, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New research from Aston University in Birmingham, UK suggests that fame really does matter more than beauty when it comes to consumer behaviour.





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Anti-aging cosmetic reduced wrinkles in clinical trial

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists testing a cosmetic anti-ageing product sold on the high street have shown it can clinically reduce wrinkles and improve the appearance of skin damaged by everyday exposure to sunlight.


A bird's eye view of art

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pigeons could be art critics yet, according to a new study which shows that like humans, pigeons can be trained to tell the difference between 'good' and 'bad' paintings. According to Professor Shigeru Watanabe from Keio ...


'Beauty' injections can turn ugly: NY health officials

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New Yorkers looking for a quick beauty fix risk death from unlicensed practitioners offering oil injections to enhance prized body parts, health authorities warned Friday.


Researchers discover new 'golden ratios' for female facial beauty

Researchers discover new 'golden ratios' for female facial beauty

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (23) | comments 14

(PhysOrg.com) -- Beauty 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 and ...


'Too fat to be a princess?' Study shows young girls worry about body image

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Even before they start school, many young girls worry that they are fat. But a new study suggests watching a movie starring a stereotypically thin and beautiful princess may not increase children's anxieties.


Fall Fashion and Beauty Trends May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As summer winds down and women prepare to trade in their beach ware for fall flair, they should be aware of fashion and beauty trends that may be harmful to their health.


Study: Women look away more from abnormal babies

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(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 ...


UH sociologist has different perspective on obesity 'epidemic'

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Headlines tell us the nation is getting fatter, and that obesity has become an epidemic. But there is more to the story, according to one University of Houston sociologist.


Women's magazines downplay emotional health risks of cosmetic surgery: study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 11, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

While the emotional health implications of cosmetic surgery are still up for scientific debate, articles in women's magazines such as The Oprah Magazine and Cosmopolitan portray cosmetic surgery as a physically risky, but ov ...


Do computers understand art?

Do computers understand art?

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of researchers from the University of Girona and the Max Planck Institute in Germany has shown that some mathematical algorithms provide clues about the artistic style of a painting. The composition ...



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