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Dirty Harry
Dirty Harryover 6 years ago
Implantable device aids weight loss

Implantable device aids weight loss

New battery-free device less than 1 cm across generate electric pulses, from the stomach’s natural motions, to the vagus nerve, duping the brain into thinking that the stomach is full after only a few nibbles of food. In lab tests, the devices helped rats shed almost 40% of their body weight. Read full article...

Source: https://www.engr.wisc.edu/implantable-device-aids-weight-loss/
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over 6 years ago

Pretty cool!

over 6 years ago

I'd imagine patients who eventually use this device would have to be carefully monitored to prevent malnutrition

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