MIT engineers have revealed a new gastric balloon design that can inflate on demand to make you feel full before meals. Reading time 2 minutes Imagine a professional inflating a balloon with a small ...

Inflated balloons that trick the stomach into feeling full have long been used for weight loss. The problem is that they become less effective the longer they stay inflated. Now, MIT engineers have ...

GLP-1 meds are all the rage for weight loss nowadays, but not everyone can safely take the drugs to shed pounds. Invasive weight-loss surgeries can often be a tough sell, too. Now, researchers at the ...

side view of man eating tasty burger with closed eyes A crew at MIT has developed a gastric balloon that can be inflated or deflated to increase or decrease appetite The device might be a useful ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new technology to help people lose weight – a balloon filled with silicone or air that gets inserted into the stomach like a ...

Imagine a tiny balloon in your stomach that expands to help you feel full. Or a capsule you swallow that vibrates to tell your brain when it’s time to stop eating. MIT is breaking new ground in the ...

Gastric balloons - silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach - can help people lose weight by making them feel too full to overeat. However, this effect eventually can wear ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA --Gastric balloons — silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach — can help people lose weight by making them feel too full to overeat. However, this effect ...

Obesity is managed by dietary advice, physical activity and exercise, lifestyle and behavioural changes, and medication. Bariatric surgery is considered for people: whose BMI is over 40 kg/m 2, or ...

For short-term weight loss for medical reasons, the evidence shows that this procedure works well. But it causes infrequent but potentially serious adverse events. So, it can only be used for ...