The sculpting of the face during embryonic development - the physical molding that determines what we will look like - may remain open to change much longer than had been thought, according to ...

Mother Nature is an artist, but her craft of creating animal faces requires more than a paintbrush and palette. Such highly complex shapes originate from their respective transient neural crest cells.

The conversation about facial aging typically focuses on sun exposure, genetics, and skincare routines, while overlooking a fundamental daily activity—chewing. This repetitive action, performed ...

Physical cues in the womb, and not just genetics, influence the normal development of neural crest cells, the embryonic stem cells that form facial features, finds a new study. Physical cues in the ...

Some substances in medicines, household items and the environment are known to affect prenatal child development. Researchers tested the effects of five drugs (including caffeine and the blood thinner ...

Infant face processing is a cornerstone of early perceptual and social development. From the first months of life, infants exhibit a predisposition for recognising and differentiating faces, an ...

Researchers have uncovered genetic elements that drive the rapid development of marsupials' facial features. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The study in fat-tailed ...

Researchers have uncovered genetic elements that drive the rapid development of marsupials’ facial features. The study in fat-tailed dunnarts, native to Australia, is published today in eLife as the ...