Swallow This: Tiny Tech Tracks the Gut in Real Time
A new pill-like device could help diagnose GI problems with greater comfort and ease than currently available tests.
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A new pill-like device could help diagnose GI problems with greater comfort and ease than currently available tests.
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A pill that vibrates to relieve constipation, a sensor that can be tracked in the gut -- medical researchers are turning to tiny robots to treat or diagnose gastrointestinal disorders. "This is a very booming field," said Saransh Sharma, a doctoral student at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) involved...
By David J. Cross Feb 17 2023 Reviewed by Bethan Davies Each year more than 60 million people in the United States suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) problems, of which over a third (21.
Vibrating pill, ingestible sensor: mini robots tackle gut disorders