SINGAPORE (ANN): A self-inflating capsule being developed by local researchers could one day help overweight or obese people - for whom diet and exercise have proven futile - to shed the kilos.
The team hopes it will provide a non-invasive alternative to the intragastric balloon, which is inserted by an endoscopy or catheter into the stomach, to make patients feel fuller faster and limit what they can eat.
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