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Stephen Beech

New Pill-sized Device Monitors Breathing From Inside Stomach

VMPill is shown in a 000 gel capsule for ease of visualization of internal components. A new pill-sized device that monitors breathing from inside the stomach has come through the first human clinical trials successfully. PHOTO BY BEN PLESS/SWNS 

A new pill-sized device that monitors breathing from inside the stomach has come through the first human clinical trials successfully.

The ingestible device has been designed so that it can safely monitor vital signs such as breathing and heart rate from inside the body.

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