Facial fillers can lift and plump, but what if a simple workout could achieve similar results without the needles? Enter myofunctional therapy, a noninvasive technique that uses targeted exercises to ...

A simple 60-second tongue exercise could significantly reduce snoring by strengthening throat muscles. This technique, ...

The trigeminal nerve is a cranial nerve. It arises from the brainstem, and its branches cover your face and head. The trigeminal nerve is a paired nerve — you have one on each side. Its chief function ...

A University of Queensland study has found that MRI scans of the tongue could help detect Motor Neurone Disease (MND) early, by identifying muscle shrinkage linked to the condition.

Dear Doctors: A few weeks ago, one side of my dad’s face became paralyzed. He couldn’t close his left eye, and the left side of his mouth wouldn’t work. We thought it was a stroke, but the ER doctors ...

Put a pencil between your lips in just the right way, and you’ll feel happier—though you won’t know why. The result is so reliable, I used this trick on students as a foolproof demo when I taught ...

Dear Doctors: A few weeks ago, one side of my dad’s face became paralyzed. He couldn’t close his left eye, and the left side of his mouth wouldn’t work. We thought it was a stroke, but the ER doctors ...