Gas-sniffing smart pills to monitor gastrointestinal health pass first human trials

Posted January 09, 2018 09:32:50

Previously trialled in pigs, the capsules — which transmit hydrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen levels to a receiver as they traverse the digestive system — have successfully passed phase-one human trials.

Source: ABC News | Duration: 1min 42sec

Topics: gluten-intolerance, science-and-technology, research, constipation, irritable-bowel-syndrome, australia, melbourne-3000

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