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

Imagine a tiny balloon in your stomach that expands to help you feel full. Or a capsule you swallow that vibrates to tell your brain when it’s time to stop eating. MIT is breaking new ground in the ...

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

The intragastric balloons market has gained traction as a non-surgical solution for managing obesity, one of the leading health concerns globally. These balloons, temporarily placed in the stomach to ...

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

Inflated balloons that trick the stomach into feeling full have long been used for weight loss. The problem is that they become less effective the longer they stay inflated. Now, MIT engineers have ...

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

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In an animal study, they showed that inflating the balloon before a meal caused the animals to reduce their food intake by 60 percent. This type of intervention could offer an alternative for people ...

If successful in human trials, this new gastric balloon could offer a solution for those unsuitable for surgery or those who ...

but they come with a caveat that weight loss can plateau,” Traverso stated. “This new balloon represents an effort to address the fundamental limitations of existing treatments.” With ...