In people with Parkinson's disease, dysphagia is usually treated first with medicines that aim to improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease overall. If swallowing problems continue, rehabilitation ...

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 ...

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.

People swallow hundreds of times a day – often without realizing they’re doing it. But for some people, being able to safely swallow means the difference between life and death. Georgia Malandraki, ...

Dysphagia treatment may be a way to reduce risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (COPD), according to Yoshitaka Oku, MD, of Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan.

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 ...

A wearable monitoring device to make treatments easier and more affordable for the millions of people with swallowing disorders is about to be released into the market. A wearable monitoring device to ...

Swallowing disorders can have many causes, and they occur more frequently in older people. But neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, and certain medications, can ...

Misfiring brain cells that control key parts of the mouth and tongue may be creating swallowing difficulties in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, according to neuroscientists with Virginia ...

Brenna Swanston is an education-focused editor and writer with a particular interest in education equity and alternative educational paths. As a newswriter in her early career, Brenna's education ...

Every now and again, we get news of a scientific breakthrough that makes us want to put our heads through drywall — and this is one of them: researchers have determined that the happiness we derive ...