Researchers have developed and are testing a small, implanted gastric balloon that people can inflate or deflate to feel full ...

Gastric balloons-silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach-can help people lose weight by making ...

MIT engineers have revealed a new gastric balloon design that can inflate on demand to make you feel full before meals.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled a groundbreaking gastric balloon designed to ...

Gastric balloons—silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach—can help people lose weight by making ...

The balloon, composed of silicone and appropriate for inflation and deflation, is intended to help individuals manage their ...

Approved for use in the United States, saline filled gastric balloons stimulate a sense of fullness in the stomach, and ...

Invasive weight-loss surgeries can often be a tough sell, too. Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

B ack in the early 2000s, Gastric Band Surgery (LAP-Band) was seen as the new frontier in weight loss. However, by 2019, it ...

Engineers designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed. It could offer an alternative for people who don't want to undergo more invasive treatments such as ...

MIT researchers have developed a type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated in a person's stomach to mimic the ...

Gastric balloons — silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach — can help people lose weight by ...