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 ...

A patient works on tongue exercises at the UC College of Medicine’s Dysphagia Rehabilitation Laboratory. The majority of stroke survivors — up to three-quarters, according to some studies — experience ...

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 ...

-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 ...

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 ...