New treatment offers hope, help to those with swallowing disorders
Imagine not being able to enjoy a cool, refreshing drink of water. Or the gooey warmth of a just-baked chocolate chip cookie. Or the familiar crunch of freshly picked corn on the cob.

That's what it's like for people with dysphagia.
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Symptoms of traumatic brain injuries can take time to show up
John James was in a motorcycle accident, and he became a paraplegic. He also hit his head. He was 19 years old.

For James (not his real name), everything stopped when he was 19. He could remember things before the accident: who his parents were, how the high school football team did his senior year. But he couldn't remember that his sister had a baby the following year, and he couldn't remember what he had for last night's supper.
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