Mouth microbes can travel to the gut and trigger neuroinflammation, which can contribute to dementia in patients with ...

Five years after being diagnosed with tongue cancer, one woman is still navigating the aftermath of treatment and making sure others are aware of the signs. She can no longer taste or talk the same ...

Animal tongues are more than just for tasting. Giraffe tongues grab leaves, even thorny ones. Pangolin tongues, starting in ...

A team of researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on a new graphene-based sensor design ...

Motor neuron disease (Lou Gehrig’s disease) can cause impaired control of tongue movement, affecting speech and swallowing. The veins below the tongue could become enlarged and prominent, giving the ...

Anaemia is a condition where the body lacks enough red blood cells or haemoglobin to deliver oxygen properly. However, while ...

The typical normal tongue appearance is pink-red with mild variations in tone; the tip and the edges of the tongue may be bright red due to more blood vessels around those areas.

It's the muscle we use every day for speaking, swallowing and tasting. But our tongue could also be an important indicator of our health and provide clues about what's going on within our body.

The smooth tongue has a deep red glossy appearance and is usually quite painful and may be noted in patients complaining of glossodynia (Figure 4). This condition is due to atrophy of the papillae ...

Discover what your tongue’s color and texture reveal about your health, from circulation issues to nutritional deficiencies.

A tongue that looks bald A smooth, shiny, and bald-looking tongue with loss of tiny bumps (papillae) may signal an iron, folate, or vitamin B12 deficiency.

Fungiform papillae, which are mainly located on the tip and sides of the tongue, are responsible for taste detection. Circumvallate papillae reside at the back of the tongue and host numerous taste ...