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Mar 2025
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361 – Beyond the Clinic: How animal mode...

Theresa Richard, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
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What do rats have to do with swallowing disorders? More than you think! In this episode, we talk with Michelle Ciucci, PhD, CCC-SLP, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to explore the important role of animal research in understanding swallowing disorders in neurogenic diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Michelle explains how her lab uses […]

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