When Aoife Hartnett, now 14, collapsed whilst bouncing on the trampoline with her friends one afternoon after school aged 11, they simply thought she was ‘playing dead’ – until she started foaming at the mouth. She was placed in an induced coma at hospital and diagnosed with Hashimoto Encephalopathy, a type of encephalitis, which is […]
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Your mouth helps you smell tasty foods
Why do certain foods smell good to us? New research by psychology professor Don Katz and his lab suggests it has a lot more to do with what happens in our mouths than commonly thought. It turns out that we don’t inhale the scent of food and decide we like its smell. First, we have […]
5 Things Your Mouth Says About Your Health
Your teeth are one of our most defining features but often there are few noticeable quirks to our smiles that can actually tell a much bigger story about our overall physical and mental health. 1. Ground-down teeth Flat worn teeth are often signs of teeth-grinding, which is largely a sign of increased stress. While grinding […]