Chip to chubbiness: Resistance is futile

| April 09, 2013 | Cardiovascular Business | Structural Heart Disease

Researchers at Imperial College London have designed a microchip technology that they say may help curb the obesity problem in developed nations. The chip, which presently is being tested in animals, is implanted in the gut, where it sends satiation signals to the brain. The researchers project that they will begin tests in patients in three to four years. Here is a video.

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Chip to chubbiness: Resistance is futile

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