Tiny implantable device short-circuits hunger pangs, aids weight loss

Tuesday, December 18, 2018 - 09:50 in Health & Medicine

More than 700 million adults and children worldwide are obese, according to a 2017 study that called the growing number and weight-related health problems a “rising pandemic.” New battery-free, easily implantable weight-loss devices developed by engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could offer a promising new weapon for battling the bulge. In laboratory testing, the […]

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