Gas-sniffing pill that transmits from the gut passes first human trials

Scientists from Australia ’s RMIT University reveal promising results from human trials of swallowable capsule that transmits data to a mobile phoneAn electronic gas-detecting pill could help in diagnosing gastrointestinal ailments, including irritable bowel syndrome.Scientists from Melbourne ’s RMIT University first unveiled their swallowable capsule early in 2015 in the hope it would it would help doctors work out what foods were problematic for their patients by detecting and measuring intestinal gases produced by gut bacteria.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 8, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Australian Associated Press Tags: Health Australia news Cancer research Medical research Science World news Society Source Type: news