Smart “Pill” Device for Occult Blood in GI Tract
January 21, 2014 | Terry Sharrer

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Traces of blood in the stool are alarming, and even more so because it is difficult to discover if the bleeding is coming from the stomach or the intestines. To improve this diagnostic, researchers at Chongqing University in China have created a pill sized device that is swallowed to do a chemical analysis in the GI tract. Its data is transmitted wirelessly from within the body. MORE
Image Credit: Chongqing University