PEA-SIZED PILL DELIVERS INSULIN SHOT FROM INSIDE THE STOMACH
Feb 15, 2019
2 minutes
Scientists figured out how to hide a shot inside a pea-sized pill — creating a swallowable gadget, inspired by a tortoise shell, that can inject medicines like insulin from inside the stomach.
Patients usually prefer oral treatment, and comply with it better, but many compounds, including insulin for diabetes, can’t survive the harsh trip through the digestive system.
The new invention,
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