News tagged with finger ratio

Finger ratio points to penile length

The ratio between the second and fourth digits is linked to stretched penile length according to a study published online this week in Asian Journal of Andrology. This finding suggests that digit ratio can predict adult ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 5




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Why men's ring fingers are longer than their index fingers

Biologists at the University of Florida have found a reason why men's ring fingers are generally longer than their index fingers — and why the reverse usually holds true for women.

Biology / Other

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (21) | comments 28 | with audio podcast

Pinpointing the origin of corpses, fingering fake cheese and more -- with 'isoscapes'

An emerging field of science termed "isoscapes" is making it possible to pinpoint the geographical origins of illegal drugs, trafficked endangered animals, dismembered human body parts at crime scenes, and even pricey scotch ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mixing fluids efficiently in confined spaces: Let the fingers do the working

Getting two fluids to mix in small or confined spaces is a big problem in many industries where, for instance, the introduction of one fluid can help extract another — like water pumped underground can release oil trapped ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Finger length clue to motor neuron disease

(Medical Xpress) -- People with the commonest form of motor neuron disease (MND) called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are more likely to have relatively long ring fingers, reveals research from the Institute of Psychiatry ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

No nuts for 'Nutcracker Man': Early human relative apparently chewed grass instead

(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades, a 2.3 million- to 1.2 million-year-old human relative named Paranthropus boisei has been nicknamed Nutcracker Man because of his big, flat molar teeth and thick, powerful jaw. ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 02, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Toshiba develops 7.0-inch LTPS TFT LCD panel

Toshiba Mobile Display has developed a 7.0-inch low-temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) for vehicle-mounted and industrial uses that enables multi-touch ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Attractive men have long... ring fingers: study

The longer a man's fourth or ring finger is compared to his index finger, the more likely he is to be judged attractive by women, according to a study released Wednesday.

Biology / Other

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 10

Sildenafil reduces Raynaud's frequency in patients with systemic sclerosis

Researchers in Europe reported that treatment with modified-release sildenafil significantly reduced the frequency of attacks of Raynaud's phenomenon in patients with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc), also known ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Science, bugs team up to fight hemlock-eating pest

(AP) -- For nearly 60 years, scientists have watched helplessly as a war of bug vs. hemlock played out from Georgia to Maine. Now they've got a new weapon in their arsenal - another bug - and say the tide ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How rare is that fingerprint? Computational forensics provides the first clues

(PhysOrg.com) -- Crime scene forensic analysis has long functioned on the premise that a person's unique identity is hidden in the tiny loops and swirls of their fingerprints, but teasing that information out of the incomplete ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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