Researchers have developed and are testing a small, implanted gastric balloon that people can inflate or deflate to feel full ...

MIT engineers have revealed a new gastric balloon design that can inflate on demand to make you feel full before meals.

MIT researchers have developed a type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated in a person's stomach to mimic the ...

Gastric balloons-silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach-can help people lose weight by making ...

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 ...

B ack in the early 2000s, Gastric Band Surgery (LAP-Band) was seen as the new frontier in weight loss. However, by 2019, it ...

Gastric balloons are not new as a weight-loss aid, and stationary balloons filled with saline have long been approved for ...

If successful in human trials, this new gastric balloon could offer a solution for those unsuitable for surgery or those who ...

Gastric balloons—silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach—can help people lose weight by making ...

"Gastric balloons do work initially," Traverso explained in an MIT news release. "Historically, what has been seen is that the balloon is associated with weight loss. But then in general ...

"Gastric balloons do work initially," Traverso explained in an MIT news release. "Historically, what has been seen is that the balloon is associated with weight loss. But then in general ...