Ingestible “electroceutical” capsule stimulates hunger-regulating
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An ingestible capsule that delivers an electrical current can stimulate the release of the hormone ghrelin. Developed at MIT, the capsule could prove useful for treating diseases that involve nausea or loss of appetite, such as anorexia or cachexia.
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An ingestible electroceutical capsule increases hunger
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Ingestible capsule to address GI tract diseases
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Iodine Biokinetics and Dosimetry in Radioiodine Therapy of Thyroid
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Ingestible capsule uses electricity to boost production of hunger
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Delayed gastric emptying, Radiology Case
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Ingestible “Electroceutical” Capsule Boosts Appetite Hormone
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Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help
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Dormant cancer cells reawakened by stress hormones
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CapScan capsule gathers gut data where it counts the most
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Bioinspired, ingestible electroceutical capsules for hunger
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Appetite-Control Capsule: Ingestible Electroceutical Tames Hunger