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 ...

Imagine not being able to eat your favorite foods-- no pizza, French fries or even drink a cup of water-- all because you can't swallow. "I hadn't had a hamburger or even a cup of coffee for a year ...

If someone has a swallowing disorder, they typically have to pay visits to a clinic, where their throat is monitored as they perform swallowing exercises. A new sensor could change that, allowing ...

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 ...

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 ...

When we think of rheumatoid arthritis, we think of joint disease, but, in truth, it’s a systemic disease affecting, to various degrees, every cell in the body. This systemic nature of disease means ...

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.

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 ...

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 simple test to swallow three ounces of water can help determine whether a child has the swallowing disorder oropharyngeal dysphagia, establishing for the first time a way to screen for the ailment ...

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, ...