Imagine a low-calorie, protein-packed noodle that evokes the butteriness of French cheeses. The good news is that you don’t need to book a table at a buzzy new bistro to try it. This earthy delicacy is served in a brown paper bag — and it doesn’t really put up a fight. “Mealworms [are] a contender … Read more
Don’t take a licking from spicy food. A team of researchers in China claims to have created an artificial “tongue” that can quickly detect spice levels in their food — and they used a well-known gustatory hack to do it. The taste-testing device resembles a small, transparent square of soft gel that the consumer places … Read more
Map got your tongue? In what appeared to be a slip of the tongue, “Saturday Night Live” alumna Kate McKinnon recently revealed to People that she has an odd but harmless medical condition called “geographic tongue.” “Your tongue sheds in patches and looks like an atlas, hence the name ‘geographic tongue,’ ” McKinnon, 41, explained … Read more
TikTok has been accused of being a breeding ground for dumb and dangerous stunts, ranging from the “Kool-Aid man challenge” to the more recent #dropthingsonmyfoot game. Recently, UK teen Lucas Howson sustained a brain injury and nearly bit his tongue after partaking in the potentially fatal “tap out” challenge that allegedly proliferated on TikTok. “He … Read more
It’s safe to say most people wouldn’t take on a Half Ironman less than three months after completing chemo and radiation therapy for stage 4 cancer. Then again, most people aren’t Keith Giffney. Most people wouldn’t take on a Half Ironman after completing chemo and radiation therapy for stage 4 cancer. Then again — most … Read more
Shirley Chung is serving up more than Michelin-star meals, she’s delivering news of her most recent major triumph — defeating tongue cancer. Last summer, the “Top Chef” alum announced she had been diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer, after doctors found a “hidden tumor” on her tongue. Recently, she took to Instagram with the happy … Read more
She licked the competition. The woman with the world’s longest tongue is going viral after revealing that she uses her mondo lollipop licker to play Jenga and lift utensils, among other party tricks. She demonstrated some of these feats of length in a video blowing up online. “That’s what makes my tongue the most fun … Read more
A dad was diagnosed with tongue cancer after his wife noticed his face looked “uneven.” Stuart Kingston, 67, was struggling to swallow and hadn’t been eating but didn’t think anything of the strange symptoms, as he didn’t want to inconvenience his wife Carol. She then realized “how uneven his face looked” and pushed him to … Read more
Shirt’s got her tongue. World record holder Colleen Quigley, 31, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the strangest part of her workout routine. The steeplechase specialist, who represented the US at the 2016 Rio Olympics, can be seen readying herself for racing with a little round of tongue-pulling, which she maintains helps release the … Read more
A woman who lost her tongue to cancer had it reconstructed with flesh from her left arm – and has a tattoo on it. Jennifer Alexander, 52, was 37 when she was first diagnosed with stage one tongue cancer. For over a decade before that she had a recurring leukoplakia – a painful white patch … Read more
This technology could be aah-mazing! Researchers in Iraq and Australia say they have developed a computer algorithm that can analyze the color of a person’s tongue to detect their medical condition in real-time — with 98% accuracy. “Typically, people with diabetes have a yellow tongue; cancer patients a purple tongue with a thick greasy coating; … Read more
Shirley Chung, best known for appearing on “Top Chef,” revealed that she’s been diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer. Chung — who reached the final on Season 14 of the hit cooking competition — said doctors found a “hidden tumor” under her tongue in May. “Since last year December, I had a series of dental … Read more
There’s Ozempic finger, Ozempic breasts, Ozempic face, Ozempic butt … and now, Ozempic tongue? Semaglutide — a popular weekly injection used for diabetes and weight loss — changes the taste sensitivity, the taste perception, and the brain’s response to sweet tastes in women with obesity, new research presented Saturday finds. “People with obesity often perceive tastes less ‘intensely,’ … Read more
Why do we say “elephant in the room”? Why do we say “dog and pony show”? And why do we say “sly as a fox”? These and many other popular expressions are part of everyday life in the English language — yet most of us don’t really know their interesting origin stories. Here’s a fun … Read more
Herbert intended these linguistic resonances to communicate the connections between our world and the world of his novels — which is our world some 20,000 years in the future. “If you want to give the reader the solid impression that he is not here and now, but that something of here and now has been … Read more
Sharon Stone and Billy Baldwin’s blowout was a long time coming. The actors publicly tussled this week after Stone revealed on Louis Theroux’s podcast that producer Robert Evans told her to have sex with Baldwin during filming of the 1993 movie “Sliver” to improve his lousy screen performance. But the ugly fight goes back more … Read more
Cat got your tongue? Peter Carlos, a Florida veterinary technician, revealed an up-close look at a cat’s tongue that has left many people speechless. In the 12-second clip, posted on Carlos’ Instagram account, he films a feline that appears to be sedated, zooming into the cat’s tongue to show backward-facing spines called papillae. The video, … Read more
It was quite an earful. A former roommate of Madonna’s claimed that the “Like a Virgin” crooner once stuck her tongue in Al Pacino’s ear the very first time the pair met. Speaking with author Mary Gabriel for her new book, “Madonna: A Rebel Life,” Whitley Hill claimed that the spine-shivering incident took place during … Read more
Caitlin Alsop had been enjoying a “quiet dinner” with friends when her life, very suddenly, turned upside down. In the days prior, the 27-year-old Australian woman had felt “a bit” under the weather – but after consulting her doctor, he was convinced she simply had the flu. “And so I just took it really easy. … Read more
The list of health problems linked to vaping just got a little longer. Dentists are noticing a disturbing uptick in patients who have “vaper’s tongue,” a loss of most or all of the taste in their mouth as a result of vaping flavored electronic cigarettes. “This is really on the rise because of the popularity … Read more