The capsules light up upon encountering blood in the gut. A brighter glow indicates more bleeding. In A Nutshell Speed ...

Scientists have created swallowable microsphere “pills” packed with engineered bacteria that can detect signs of gut disease, ...

Move over, colonoscopies—researchers report in ACS Sensors that they've developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed ...

Chinese researchers have developed a new sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria that detect ...

MagGel-BS platform addresses challenges related to the targeted delivery and subsequent recovery of engineered bacteria within the GI tract.

A toxin-secreting gut bacterium may fuel ulcerative colitis by killing protective immune cells that maintain intestinal ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a symptom of a disease, condition, or injury affecting any part of the gastrointestinal ...

Cavernous haemangiomas are benign vascular lesions that may occur throughout the body, including within the gastrointestinal tract. These lesions comprise dilated blood vessels that can lead to ...

December 19, 2008 — Hospitalizations for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding decreased by 14% from 1998 to 2006, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. "Upper GI ...

Background A 40-year-old male with pentalogy of Fallot (a congenital heart defect with five anatomical components) presented with recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. He had recently recovered from a ...

Move over, colonoscopies — researchers report in ACS Sensors that they’ve developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed ...