A miniature camera the size of a capsule that is swallowed and that then transmits images of the inside of the gut can reveal cancer and gastrointestinal diseases. The device, which will be studied in ...

Severe stomach pain can hide a silent threat that even seasoned doctors struggle to spot in time. One of the most dangerous is acute mesenteric ischemia, a sudden loss of blood flow to your intestines ...

In order to see what's going on in someone's digestive tract, doctors typically analyze stool samples obtained from that person. A new swallowable capsule, however, is claimed to paint a much more ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed an endoscope capsule that is powered and propelled by a 3T MRI machine, according to news release. Swallowable ...

Barrett’s esophagus is a precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma, a difficult-to-treat cancer with a poor prognosis. Although the overall risk of cancer is low, patients with Barrett’s esophagus ...

Scientists have developed an ingestible capsule dotted with sensors that can detect pressure in a patient’s guts and detect points of failure. The ingestible system will give colorectal medical teams ...