Swallowing disorders affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide, yet researchers have lacked a realistic way to study how the esophagus actually moves during a swallow. Existing benchtop models cannot reproduce the coordinated muscle activity that drives food from the […]
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Scientists at the University of Maryland have developed a small wearable sensor, nicknamed “Smart Underwear”, that clips onto any pair of underwear and continuously measures human flatulence by detecting hydrogen gas. The device was created to address a long‑standing gap
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An interdisciplinary team from Dresden University of Technology, Rostock University Medical Centre, and Dresden University Hospital has introduced an innovative implantable sensor film that enables reliable early detection of blood flow disorders following intestinal surgery. These disorders, particularly at intestinal
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Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed an implantable, shape‑morphing 3D micro‑LED device designed to overcome barriers in pancreatic cancer treatment. Conventional therapies are limited by the dense tumor microenvironment, which blocks drugs and
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Many gut problems are hard to catch because signs like bleeding or inflammation can come and go, and standard endoscopy might miss them. Scientists in China are developing swallowable capsules that contain harmless, engineered bacteria designed to act as tiny
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Hot on the heels of Kohler’s Dekoda poop analyzer announced last week, Withings has announced the launch of its toilet-mounted tracker, the U-Scan Nutrio. Though it’s number two in the smart-toilet segment, unlike Dekoda, U-Scan Nutrio analyzes your “number one”.
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Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a magnetic soft robotic valve designed to restore function in organs affected by muscular dysfunction, including the esophagus, intestines, and urinary tract. This innovation offers a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgical implants and
Researchers at Mass General Brigham and MIT have developed a swallowable biosensor capsule that can detect acute mesenteric ischemia—a life-threatening condition caused by reduced blood flow to the intestines—with remarkable accuracy. The device, called FIREFLI (Finding Ischemia via Reflectance of
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The health division of Kohler, the consumer company best known for their bathroom products, have released Dekoda, a toilet-mounted health monitoring device that uses optical sensors and spectroscopy to analyze human waste. By emitting and measuring light reflected from the
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A team at the University of California, Irvine has created a three-dimensional artificial colon that closely replicates the structure and behavior of human colon tissue. This innovation combines biological materials with embedded electronics to simulate real-time responses to disease and
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