Researchers have found in a new study that combining gastric electrical stimulation (GES) with pyloroplasty (PP) provides ...

Oct. 16, 2003 -- A laparoscopically inserted weight loss device called the implantable gastric stimulator (IGS) caused weight loss in 80% of patients, according to new research. The method may provide ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has granted conditional use with magnetic resonance imaging to Enterra Medical’s implantable electrical ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gastric electrical stimulation using the Tantalus system (MetaCure Ltd) can potentially improve glucose control and induce weight loss in obese type 2 diabetic patients who ...

The appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin is released by endocrine cells in the stomach that are part of the enteric nervous system, which controls hunger, nausea, and feelings of fullness. A team of ...

Tufts researchers have discovered that a pacemaker designed for the stomach could help obese people lose weight. Dr. Scott Shikora, head of bariatric surgery at Tufts New England Medical Center, ...

The ingestible capsule, FLASH, is a non-invasive and precise method that could be used to modulate hunger levels and treat metabolic and neurologic diseases Inspired by the water wicking skin of the ...