Study shows that thinking hard about complex problems results in distinct...
Psychology theories suggest that humans tend to primarily invest significant mental resources on problems that will reward them for their efforts. More specifically, they propose that before they start...
View ArticleAI algorithms for diagnosing rare diseases do not include current human...
Up to 40% of rare diseases show facial alterations that enable researchers to identify some pathologies, and they can even help establish an early diagnosis. Historically, the visual evaluation and use...
View ArticleA clever way to detect narcissism
A team of psychologists at the University of Helsinki, working with a colleague from Millsaps College, has discovered, via experimentation, a clever, new way to detect narcissism in a person. In their...
View ArticleStudy shows internal fixation surgery linked with improvement in long jaw...
With a normal bite, the upper jaw and teeth are sitting slightly in front of the lower jaw. However, when people are described as having a long face or a prominent jaw, they may have a condition called...
View ArticleQ&A: The quest to develop fair and ethical algorithms in medical imaging
We're in the midst of an AI boom.
View ArticleDiagnosis in the digital age: A case for home videos
A man in the clinic has had two seizure-like episodes in his lifetime. Selim Benbadis, director of the University of South Florida's epilepsy program, and his resident take a history and complete an...
View ArticleSmile! What are veneers and what do they do to your natural teeth?
It seems our perception of dental health and beauty has changed over the last 20 years or so. Social media posts, TV shows and films depict a perfect smile as being dominated by a broad pearly white...
View ArticleResearchers develop a three-dimensional epithelial model that reproduces the...
KOSÉ Corporation has developed, in collaborative research with Professor Kenji Izumi and his colleagues at Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences (Faculty of Dentistry), a...
View ArticleResearch shows people are attracted to partners who look like them
University of Queensland research has found people are more attracted to those who look like them.
View ArticleVideo calls are less beneficial for mental health than mail, SMS and other...
During COVID-19-related lockdowns, face-to-face communication was of much greater importance for mental health than digital communication alternatives. This is according to a study conducted by the...
View ArticleChronic stress suffered by women survivors of gender violence alters their...
Gender-based violence affects between 20% and 30% of women in Europe and North America, and can be a continuous source of stress for the victims that can last for years and decades. An article...
View ArticleOlder women at risk for Alzheimer's disease may benefit from yoga
Kundalini yoga, a form of yoga that focuses on breathing, meditation, and mental visualization, appeared beneficial for older women who had risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and concerns about...
View ArticleQ&A: Facial drooping in children
My husband and I recently noticed our 5-year-old daughter was having difficulty blinking and eating, and one side of her face was drooping. The pediatrician referred us to a plastic surgeon who...
View ArticleAge and experience can help young kids learn to identify dog aggression
In a study of children and adults, both higher age and having had a pet dog were associated with better ability to recognize dog emotions from facial expressions. Heini Törnqvist of the University of...
View ArticleResearchers develop smartphone app that reliably recognizes physical signs of...
Today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 20th Annual Meeting, researchers discussed a smartphone app created that reliably recognizes patients' physical signs of stroke with the...
View ArticleStudy: People with severe alcohol use disorder have impaired ability to learn...
People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are less able to learn from others' negative experiences, potentially rendering them more vulnerable to maintaining their dangerous drinking or relapsing,...
View ArticleWildfire smoke is an increasing threat to Canadians' health, say researchers
Air quality in Canada has improved over the past several decades, and Canada's air is among the cleanest in the world. But that progress is threatened by smoke from wildfires, which are becoming more...
View ArticleTablet-based AI app measures multiple behavioral indicators to screen for autism
Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated an app driven by AI that can run on a tablet to accurately screen for autism in children by measuring and weighing a variety of distinct behavioral...
View ArticleSoftware can detect hidden and complex emotions in parents
Researchers have conducted trials using a software capable of detecting intricate details of emotions that remain hidden to the human eye.
View ArticleNew study identifies common physical features in babies born to mothers who...
Babies born to mothers who used fentanyl during pregnancy displayed similar facial and musculoskeletal abnormalities that suggest the emergence of a novel syndrome, according to research published in...
View ArticleAI outperforms expert plastic surgeon in rhinoplasty consultations
In a new study, artificial intelligence in the form of ChatGPT outperformed an expert rhinoplasty surgeon in answering preoperative and postoperative patient questions related to nasal surgery. ChatGPT...
View ArticleDeepfake smiles matter less—the psychological and neural impact of presumed...
In our digital time, where artificial intelligence (AI) crafts deceptively realistic human faces, the emergence of deepfake technology may blur the boundaries between reality and digital fabrication....
View ArticleTwo biomarkers in saliva could provide a means to detect pain in people with...
A team from the UCO's Nursing Department has determined the presence of two pain biomarkers and their levels in saliva as a tool to diagnose pain, effectively and non-invasively, in people with...
View ArticleNew treatment to reduce seizures among infants with Sturge-Weber syndrome
Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Boston Children's Hospital have discovered a new way to decrease early seizure likelihood and improve neurologic outcomes among infants with Sturge-Weber...
View ArticleIdentifying the barriers to communication in children with autism
Approximately 30% of individuals with autism do not develop speech that is sufficient for meeting the communication demands of everyday life. People with autism and little to no functional speech rely...
View ArticleDoctors have more difficulty diagnosing disease when looking at images of...
When diagnosing skin diseases based solely on images of a patient's skin, doctors do not perform as well when the patient has darker skin, according to a new study from MIT researchers.
View ArticleAnger, sadness, boredom, anxiety—emotions that feel bad can be useful
Remember the sadness that came with the last time you failed miserably at something? Or the last time you were so anxious about an upcoming event that you couldn't concentrate for days?
View ArticleStudy hints at an early shift towards a more positive attitude in middle-aged...
Past psychology studies have found that on average, older adults tend to view the world in a more positive light than younger adults. People in their 30s to 50s, in fact, often display a negativity...
View ArticleSmartphone app uses AI to detect depression from facial cues
Dartmouth researchers report they have developed the first smartphone application that uses artificial intelligence paired with facial-image processing software to reliably detect the onset of...
View ArticleStudy detects cognitive changes in older drivers using in-vehicle sensors
An estimated 4 to 8 million older adults with mild cognitive impairment are currently driving in the United States, and one-third of them will develop dementia within five years. Individuals with...
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