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 ...

-Subject 1 and Subject 2 experienced durable, clinically meaningful improvements in swallowing at 9-months and 6-months post-BB-301 treatment, respectively, with Subject 2 achieving a Sydney Swallow ...

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 ...

Investigators found that most swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) resolve within two months after spine surgery, but the perception of a swallowing difficulty may persist for longer, according to a ...

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 ...

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

"Given the significant potential for impaired quality of life and complications related to speech and swallow dysfunction in this population . . . it’s reasonable that language pathology examination ...

Difficulty swallowing is one of the most common complications of anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS). Investigators who evaluated possible risk and contributing factors report in Advances in ...