Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) and related gastrointestinal motility disorders constitute a group of rare but debilitating conditions that mimic mechanical obstruction despite the ...

Engineers have developed an ingestible sensor whose location can be monitored as it moves through the digestive tract, an advance that could help doctors more easily diagnose gastrointestinal motility ...

The sensor sends out its location as it moves through the GI tract, revealing where slowdowns in digestion may occur. CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Engineers at MIT and Caltech have demonstrated an ingestible ...

AMY, amygdala; DGBIs, disorders of gut-brain interaction; DMV, dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus; ENS, enteric nervous system; Hyp, hypothalamus; NTS, nucleus tractus ...

Positive contrast gastrointestinal (GI) studies are performed frequently in avian medicine to identify GI obstruction, luminal distension, and intracoelomic mass effects. However, repeated manual ...

A new Brazilian magnetic tracking technology aims to provide real-time, radiation-free evaluation of gastrointestinal transit in outpatient settings, potentially expanding access to functional testing ...

ST. LOUIS – Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), sometimes called acid reflux, is a common, chronic condition that people often recognize by its most distinctive symptom: heartburn. While most ...