University College Dublin researchers have developed a robotic model of the human esophagus, transforming how swallowing disorders are studied, diagnosed and treated. Dysphagia, or difficulty ...

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 ...

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

More than half a million children are diagnosed with swallowing problems each year. The gold standard for diagnosing swallowing problems is the videofluoroscopic swallow study, also known as the ...

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 ...

Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare autosomal recessive disease that results in progressive muscle weakness and atrophy, can suffer the concerning consequences of dysphagia, which ...

The 4 stages of dysphagia range from mild to severe, but no single, universally accepted scale exists. Dysphagia refers to difficulty swallowing. It occurs when there is a disruption in one or more ...