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 ...

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 ...

Sensory cells in the vagus nerve can detect and locate food in the esophagus. Their signals help transport the food onward to the stomach. Signal failure leads to swallowing disorders, say a team led ...

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 ...

Sensory cells in the vagus nerve can detect and locate food in the esophagus. Their signals help transport the food onward to the stomach. Signal failure leads to swallowing disorders, say a team led ...

As a young person, you hardly ever think about the fact that swallowing can be a complicated process. You just do it. As we get older, however, swallowing disorders become increasingly common. Where ...

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 ...

An increasing number of restaurants in Japan are offering meals designed for individuals with dysphagia, a swallowing disorder that makes eating and drinking difficult. This movement has been warmly ...