News tagged with facial defects


Frogs reveal clues about the effects of alcohol during development

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...





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New gene linked to congenital heart defects

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the UC San Diego School of Medicine and colleagues have identified a new gene, ETS-1, that is linked to human congenital heart defects. The landmark study, recently published online in the ...


Mouse model provides a new tool for investigators of human developmental disorder

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome (WHS) is a human disease caused by spontaneous genetic deletions. Children born with WHS have a characteristic set of facial features, including a wide flat nose bridge, downturned mouth, high forehead, ...


No link between antidepressants and birth defects

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 22, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Expectant mothers can safely use prescribed antidepressants during their first trimester, according to a new study from the Université de Montréal and Ste. Justine Hospital published in the May edition of the British Journal of ...


Race has little effect on people's ability to spot family resemblances

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists have ample evidence that individuals use a variety of cues to identify their own kin. People can also detect resemblances in families other than their own. A new study shows that their success in doing so is the ...


Folic acid cuts risk of cleft lip

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 26, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Taking folic acid supplements in early pregnancy seems to substantially reduce the risk of cleft lip, finds a new study published in the British Medical Journal.


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.


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 ...


Improving security with face recognition technology

Improving security with face recognition technology

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A number of U.S. states now use facial recognition technology when issuing drivers licenses. Similar methods are also used to grant access to buildings and to verify the identities of international travelers. ...


Alcohol consumption can cause too much cell death, fetal abnormalities

Alcohol consumption can cause too much cell death, fetal abnormalities

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 25, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The initial signs of fetal alcohol syndrome are slight but classic: facial malformations such as a flat and high upper lip, small eye openings and a short nose.


Intelligent system to help autistic children recognize emotions

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computer scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore are working on the development of an efficient and intelligent facial expression recognition system. The system is capable of locating the face region ...



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