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Smart pill may refer to: Capsule endoscopy, use of a pill containing a small camera used to record internal images of the gastrointestinal tract for use in medical diagnosis; Digital pill, a pill which contains a drug and an ingestible sensor that transmits medical data; Colloquial term for purported nootropic agents
Most digital pills rely on passive locomotion, or allowing the body's digestive system to do all the work moving the pill, however some pills do utilise active locomotion. One active locomotion method is to include a small magnet in the digital pill that can then be activated by an external magnetic field, which can then move the pill from ...
Nootropics (/ n oʊ. ə ˈ t r oʊ p ɪ k s / noh-ə-TROHP-iks or / n oʊ. ə ˈ t r ɒ p ɪ k s / noh-ə-TROP-iks), [1] colloquially brain supplements, smart drugs and cognitive enhancers, are natural, semisynthetic or synthetic compounds which purportedly improve cognitive functions, such as executive functions, attention or memory.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the wireless motility capsule (WMC) for the evaluation of gastric emptying as well as colonic transit time for individuals with suspected slow transit constipation. [42] The capsule is 26.8 mm long and 11.7 mm wide, and it contains three sensors for temperature, pH, and pressure. Once ingested ...
Jirik steers clear of "any sweets, and foods that are greasy, salty, overly processed, or anything with fake sugars," she says, which includes donuts and pastries, fast food breakfast sandwiches ...
Brief Description of Some GI Regulatory Peptides [4]: 1720 Hormone or peptide Major tissue locations in the gut Principal known actions Bombesin: Throughout the gut and pancreas: Stimulates release of cholecystokinin (CCK) and gastrin Calcitonin gene-related peptide: Enteric nerves: Unclear Chromogranin A: Neuroendocrine cells: Secretory ...
A prokinetic agent (also prokineticin, gastroprokinetic agent, gastrokinetic agent or propulsive) is a type of drug which enhances gastrointestinal motility by increasing the frequency or strength of contractions, but without disrupting their rhythm. [1]
In gastroenterology, esophageal pH monitoring is the current gold standard for diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It provides direct physiologic measurement of acid in the esophagus and is the most objective method to document reflux disease, assess the severity of the disease and monitor the response of the disease to medical or surgical treatment.