No abnormalities were detected on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy or a small bowel follow-through X-ray. Fecal microscopy was negative. At capsule endoscopy, small worms were ...

Capsule endoscopy has revolutionized the investigation of small-bowel disease and seems to be superior to scintigraphy and conventional procedures for small-bowel evaluation. Nevertheless ...

Researchers built an entirely edible transistor using Copper (II) Phthalocyanine (CuPc), the same tooth—whitening pigment ...

While copper phthalocyanine is currently not approved for direct use in food, the research team points to over a decade of ...

[5] In these cases, the capsule can be introduced into the stomach via conventional upper endoscopy. In patients with swallowing disorders, and especially the elderly, they may cough and expel the ...

A colonoscopy, which looks at the whole of the inside of your large bowel using a flexible tube called a colonoscope A flexible sigmoidoscopy which only looks inside the rectum and lower part of your ...

A capsule fitted with sensors providing an alternative to an endoscopy has been developed to track invisible problems within the intestines. The swallowable capsule measures 3cm long and 1cm wide, ...

So far, in the limited space offered by the test center, the speed has been modest. Once the capsule was in place in the tube, “we launched it with an acceleration similar to that of a metro ...

A new procedure using tiny cameras inside a pill to help detect bowel cancer is to be tested in North Yorkshire. Health bosses said the ColoCap study would see up to 1,000 patients swallow the ...

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