Ingestible 'bacteria on a chip' could help diagnose disease

Canada Mark

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Posted 5/25/2018 3:53 AM (GMT 0)

This was neat. Maybe one day it could spot super small developing ulcers a lot earlier in those with Ulcerative Colitis. Or monitor the effect of UC meds by reduction in bleeding perhaps. Darn thing can communicate with a smartphone.

/www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180524141712.htm

Crazy the things they doing these days with diagnosis equipment.

DBwithUC

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Posted 5/25/2018 1:51 PM (GMT 0)

pill cam ++

Connor77

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Posted 5/26/2018 2:23 PM (GMT 0)

It won't work, of course.

They keep trying to create technological solutions to a disease that is constantly changing.

Immune system + gut microbiome = constant change

Modern medicine won't ever cure IBD because of the way they think about things. One solution for everyone. Nope.

ambling

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Posted 5/26/2018 3:53 PM (GMT 0)

That's pretty amazing!

I feel kinda bad for the bacteria though,'imprisoned' and forced to 'cry out' when they detect blood...

Humans always enslave other creatures :/. One day bacteria will vote

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