One of the most common human gestures, the pointing finger, appears frequently in Old Master paintings as a guiding cue. However, its influence on viewers' gaze has never been systematically ...

People looking at the works of art are "drawn" to the faces of the pointing characters, say scientists. The post Study finds ...

Mar. 23 -- FRIDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Women whose index finger is shorter than their ring finger are at greater risk of osteoarthritis of the knee, researchers report. In fact, having a ...

Editor’s note: Qiao Fei’er, 18, began taking closeup photos of students’ middle fingers at her high school in Xi’an, the capital of China’s northwestern Shaanxi province. Rather than a statement of ...