An inflatable balloon. Gastric balloons filled with saline are currently approved for use in the United States. These balloons stimulate a sense of fullness in the stomach, and studies have shown ...

Early studies showed the gastric balloon helped animals cut their daily food intake by 60%. "The basic concept is we can have this balloon that is dynamic, so it would be inflated right before a ...

The engineers tested this concept on pigs, and reported that the animals ate 60% less when the gastric balloon was inflated before their meals.

A new gastric balloon developed at MIT both inflates and deflates, ... An early test on animals showed a 60% decrease in food consumption when the researchers inflated the balloon before meals, ...

Early studies showed the gastric balloon helped animals cut their daily food intake by 60%. “The basic concept is we can have this balloon that is dynamic, so it would be inflated right before a ...

A woman who paid £4,500 for a gastric balloon ended up in intensive care after it got stuck in her intestines. Alaina Shaw, 33, hoped the procedure would kick-start her weight-loss journey.

MIT engineers designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed. It could offer an alternative for people who don’t want to undergo more invasive treatments such ...

An inflatable balloon. Gastric balloons filled with saline are currently approved for use in the United States. These balloons stimulate a sense of fullness in the stomach, and studies have shown ...