Swallowing difficulty serves as a significant predictor of frailty progression in older adults, according to new research following nearly 800 community-dwelling Japanese seniors over two years. The ...

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 ...

Common causes of swallowing problems may differ significantly between older men and women, according to physician researchers. In a two-year swallowing clinic study, neuromuscular and esophageal ...

Animation of a modified barium swallow study, from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Normal_barium_swallow_animation.gif Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

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

Lack of evidence on risk of ionizing radiation for common pediatric swallow study causes unfortunate variability in how clinicians conduct it; a Medical University of South Carolina researcher ...

Dysphagia occurred in approximately 60% of this patient population, including in 41.7% of patients with lower levels of disability and in 75% of patients older than 60 years of age. FEES is ...