Ingestible electronic device detects breathing depression in patients
Prof. Giovanni Traverso holds an ingestible electronic device that can monitor vital signs from within a patient's GI…
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Ingestible ‘electroceutical’ capsule stimulates hunger-regulating hormone
An ingestible capsule that delivers an electrical current can stimulate the release of the hormone ghrelin. Developed…
Ingestible sensor could help doctors pinpoint GI difficulties: The sensor sends out…
Engineers at MIT and Caltech have demonstrated an ingestible sensor whose location can be monitored as it moves through the digestive tract, an advance that could help doctors more easily…
Ingestible biobatteries could allow new view of digestive system
Tech companies have developed many devices that work outside the body, such as cell phones, smart watches, tablets and hundreds of others. Inside the body, though? That's obviously trickier…
A self-powered ingestible sensor opens new avenues for gut research: Researchers…
Engineering researchers have developed a battery-free, pill-shaped ingestible biosensing system designed to provide continuous monitoring in the intestinal environment. It gives scientists…