Swallowing is something the body just handles—no conscious effort, no planning—dozens of times a day. For most people, it’s invisible. But for the millions living with dysphagia, a condition that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children who aspirated thin or thickened liquids achieved resolution of swallowing dysfunction after a year of ...

For hospitalized patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) and dysphagia, those receiving thick liquids are less likely to be intubated but have no difference in hospital mortality ...

Behind your tongue, just a few inches down the back of your throat, lies a dangerous precipice: over one edge it’s a straight shot down your trachea and bronchi and into the lungs, and over the other ...

Hospitalized patients with dementia and dysphagia are often prescribed a "dysphagia diet," made up of texture-modified foods and thickened liquids in an effort to reduce the risk for aspiration or ...

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 ...

Swallowing difficulties are more common than most people realize. Stroke, neurological conditions, cancer treatment, aging—any of these can turn something as basic as drinking a glass of water into a ...

A piece of research by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is calling for an effort to bring various thickeners into line with standard guidelines, which would offer increased clinical ...

Liquids that are thicker are easier to control in your mouth. By slowing the flow of liquids, they make it less likely that you will swallow liquids. You breathe in liquids that end up in your lungs.

Behind your tongue, just a few inches down the back of your throat, lies a dangerous precipice: over one edge it's a straight shot down your trachea and bronchi and into the lungs, and over the other ...

Dear Doctors: A good friend has Parkinson’s disease. She’s struggling, so I don’t ask too many questions. She was drinking water, started to choke and her husband mixed something into her glass that ...

Many of us are able to maintain proper nutrition and hydration by eating enough fruits and vegetables and remembering to drink water. But for the 590 million people worldwide living with dysphagia[i], ...