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 ...

Swallowing is a fundamental human function that supports nutrition and communication. Damage to swallowing muscles can reduce quality of life and even lead to aspiration pneumonia or malnutrition.

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 ...

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 ...

Israeli researchers say they have established age markers to determine how often healthy people should be able to swallow in 30 seconds. The inability to swallow, known as dysphagia, can signal ...

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 ...

Now, in a new study published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists led by Anthony-Samuel LaMantia depict the early development of pain-sensing and ...

An analysis was conducted in order to determine the swallowing problems of COVID-19 patients who had tracheostomy or mechanical ventilation. These patients had a higher incidence of swelling disorders ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...