People often assume swallowing is automatic and infallible, but I’ve learned it isn’t. When my daughter was two months old, she caught RSV and stopped gaining weight. When she tried to feed, she ...

So much happens at the dinner table. There are many terms for it. The casual let’s grab a bite. Let’s do lunch. The bold…want to go out? Can I make you dinner? The religious…Easter brunch ending in ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The muscles in your digestive tract usually work in a coordinated manner to move food from your esophagus to stomach and from your stomach to the intestine and anus. In individuals ...

The study found that about one-third of hospitalized ALS patients experienced difficulty swallowing (dysphagia), and these patients had longer hospital stays, higher healthcare costs, and a greater ...

In her native country of Greece, Purdue professor Georgia Malandraki saw firsthand that resources for swallowing disorders were extremely limited. That only fueled a passion to explore how to improve ...

Speech-language pathologists or speech therapists can help when you are having problems speaking, communicating, or swallowing due to a wide range of conditions, including speech delays or strokes.

The ability to swallow is something most of us take for granted; however, in older adults, it can become a serious and life-threatening problem if it's impaired and nor properly addressed. Swallowing ...

For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it? Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have started to tackle these questions by ...

The cookbook is led by Assitstant Professor Dr. Varanya Techasukthavorn, the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences. It builds on the team's earlier work, 46 ...

The act of swallowing changes as people age and can make holiday treats like Easter candy difficult for older adults to manage safely.