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Thursday 25 April 2019

Inflatable weight-loss capsule is activated by a magnet

Prof. Louis Phee (left) and Prof. Lawrence Ho, with the prototype EndoPil

For several years now, obese people have been able to lose weight by swallowing capsules that inflate within the stomach, providing a sense of fullness. While such capsules have had to be inflated via a catheter fed down the throat, scientists have now created one that's activated magnetically.

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