Imagine a tiny balloon in your stomach that expands to help you feel full. Or a capsule you swallow that vibrates to tell your brain when it’s time to stop eating. MIT is breaking new ground in the ...

Gastric balloons - silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach - can help people lose weight by making them feel too full to overeat. However, this effect eventually can wear ...

A magic pill for weight loss seems as far-fetched as teleporting (come on, science). But researchers may have cracked it with Obalon, an Rx pill that contains not meds, but—get ready for it—a balloon.

The University of Georgia Griffin Campus boasts a multitude of researchers working to develop innovations in the agriculture industry. Earlier in July, scientist and professor Scott NeSmith welcomed a ...

The current “balloon war” isn’t a new conflict, but an escalation of a long-standing propaganda tactic between North and South Korea. A timeline These balloons are large, clear cylinders filled with ...