Facial tension can be sneaky. You can hold a frown between your eyebrows or clenched in your jaw for hours — while concentrating hard during a study session or while battling stress or anxiety — which ...

Human anatomy still has a few surprises in store for us: researchers at the University of Basel have discovered a previously overlooked section of our jaw muscles and described this layer in detail ...

Chewing gum may enlarge your masseter muscles, which are the muscles near your ears. But it would take years of chewing gum for around 6-8 hours a day to make a visible difference. To actually change ...

Indeed I had been—bad ones. So bad that neither Tylenol nor Advil could relieve the pain that felt like a rubber band squeezing my head, and was making it difficult for me to sleep, work, or generally ...

Masseter Botox can slim your face and prevent jaw grinding. The injections work by temporarily blocking the nerve signals to the masseter muscles in the jaw, shrinking and preventing them from ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC)— A newer trend in Botox and fillers is gaining popularity for its dual benefits, addressing both cosmetic concerns and medical conditions. Nurse Practitioner Donna Abdelnour from the ...

Vertebrates have achieved great evolutionary success due in large part to the anatomical diversification of their jaw complex, which allows them to inhabit almost every ecological niche. While many ...

Genetic analysis finds evidence suggesting that acoustic fat bodies in the heads of toothed whales were once the muscles and bone marrow of the jaw. Genetic analysis finds evidence suggesting that ...

The great white shark's flesh-tearing teeth get all the glory for the predator's ferocity. But new research suggests there's much more finesse under the hood to explain a shark's bite. Turns out, the ...