Okay, so I’ve literally been doing this wrong my whole life, I thought. My mentality had always been get in, get out, and go as high up to dislodge whatever was causing the bleeding. According to ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Anemia (a lack of healthy red blood cells) can produce a swollen and painful tongue ...

Dr Claire Merrifield has issued a warning to anyone who notices they suddenly have 'tongue pimples' and why we even get them ...

Brushing your teeth and flossing may be part of your daily routine, but how often do you think about cleaning your tongue?

With a clean finger, use light pressure and circular motions to massage the back area of the tongue where the circumvallate papillae are located. Be mindful not to induce a gag reflex. Two minutes ...

The okapi tongue is incredible - it extends a foot beyond its snout. Read on to find out how it uses it to reach leaves high on trees.

He also notes his food has tasted differently lately, and he wonders if it could be related to the changes on his tongue. Hairy tongue is characterized by hypertrophy of the papillae, which gives the ...

"We looked at the tongue of a young Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin and confirmed special structures that may help it detect fat," says the study's first author Hinako Katsushima of the Graduate ...

An expert has explained one shocking long-term side effect of 'vaper's tongue' that makes the habit all the more unappealing. There are numerous red flags and warnings that have been highlighted ...