Transient lingual papillitis (TLP), or "lie bumps," is a common inflammatory condition that affects the fungiform papillae— ...

If you have a bump on your tongue chances are it's not a pimple. Pimples can't occur on the tongue because acne is caused by clogged pores or follicles, which the tongue lacks. Instead ...

Tongue cancer develops when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably on the tongue's surface. A sore or bump on the side of the tongue that doesn't go away is often the first sign of tongue cancer. As the ...

Our tongues are often overlooked as health indicators, but their appearance can reveal much about our well-being. A healthy ...

Researchers found that one in four coronavirus patients noticed changes to their tongue, including swelling, sores, raised bumps on the surface of the tongue, indentations, and/or discolored patches.

“The new species is named after Professor Dr. Huynh Huy Dang, chairman of the Zoological Society of Vietnam, to honor his ...

But the tongue's awesomeness doesn't stop there. Ah. Look at that beauty in all its wondrous, wet pinkness. Now, let's really get in there. Check out all those bumps. Most people think those are ...

The tongue is covered in lots of little bumps. On the walls and grooves of these bumps are thousands of tiny taste buds, too small for the human eye to see. The buds sense the taste of everything ...

Bartoshuk examines a volunteer’s tongue. Using a special microscopic camera, she looks for the telltale signs of a supertaster: little bumps that show up with the help of blue food colouring.