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Your tongue could flag illness before symptoms appear. Here's how

Scientists have identified the tongue as a unique biometric marker with diagnostic potential. This discovery could transform ...
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Tongue ulcers may be linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Patients who experienced mild or no upper respiratory symptoms developed tongue ulcers within a few days of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 in a new analysis, described in a letter to the editor on ...
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This molecule turns your tongue into a flu detector

What if you could taste an early flu infection? Chemists report a molecular sensor that, when placed on an infected tongue as a thin film or gum, will release thyme’s main flavor compound, thymol (ACS ...
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What a white tongue may reveal about your health — and how to treat it naturally

A white tongue can have many different causes and is sometimes accompanied by a dry mouth or an unpleasant odor. In some ...
DrBicuspid

Tongue tissue shows distinct response to COVID-19

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the immunoinflammatory response of COVID-19 in oral tissue is distinct and may play an important role in regeneration after infection. A group led ...
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Mouth Ulcer as First Sign of Monkeypox Infection

German scientists provided a case study of a 51-year-old patient that highlighted one of the first symptoms a monkeypox-infected person might notice: an ulcer at the corner of the mouth. The case ...