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Lab members to present at the 2026 World Parkinson’s Congress

February 25, 2026

Dr. Carnaby was selected to present a poster at the World Parkinson’s Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2026. Orlando Hinojosa and Tarah Rochester will present in her place as she has another commitment at that time.




Lab members to present at DRS 2026

February 24, 2026

Lab members will present a poster at DRS 2026.




Publication: Association of Coexisting Low Tongue Pressure and Sarcopenia with Pharyngeal Residue in Older Adults with Presbyphagia

February 9, 2026




SwallowFit Announced on ClinicalTrials.gov

January 15, 2026

A detailed description of the SwallowFit study was released on the NIH clinical trials website.




Swallowing Made Safer: SwallowFIT Therapy Targets Parkinson’s Most Overlooked Danger

November 26, 2025

Dr. Shanmathi Rajendran reflects on the UT Health announcement of the SwallowFit Study in this MedIndia article.




New $1.9M DoD-Funded Trial Aims to Improve Swallowing in Early Parkinson’s Patients.

November 25, 2025

SwallowFit featured in Clival Database




UT Health San Antonio scientists launch innovative therapy study to help Parkinson’s patients swallow safely

November 24, 2025

Yahoo! Finance catches wind of the SwallowFit Study




Innovative Swallowing Therapy for Parkinson’s Patients Underway

November 24, 2025

Investors Hangout reports on the Nov 2025 announcement of the SwallowFit Study




Researchers launch phase 2 trial to test swallowing therapy for people with early Parkinson’s

November 24, 2025

Medical Life Sciences News highlights the SwallowFit Study




DOD funds trial of exercise program for Parkinson’s swallowing

November 10, 2025

Margarida Maia wrote an article about how SwallowFIT aims to retrain brain’s ability to control swallowing muscles in Parkinson’s News Today.




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