In The Future, People No Longer Afraid Syringe Pills For It

Fear of needles? Relax, you are not alone. 10-20 percent of the population has what is called tipanofobia or fear in this syringe. Inspired by this, a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to develop a pill that contains a mini needle. It may sound a horror but researchers claim these pills contain at least the needle is much easier to use and less painful when injected directly should. "With these new findings, the patient may not need to use subcutaneous infusion or taking medications (medications that must be given by injection under the skin to the area)," said one of the researchers of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, as quoted by Giovanni Travesco Medical Daily, Thursday (09/10/2014). Furthermore Travesco say with this pill, the drug molecules that were previously difficult to digest will no longer experience these obstacles. Efficiency is said to be even higher than subcutaneous drugs or regular injections. Similarly, certain drugs that must be administered by injection, eg, a drug that is usually made ​​of protein. So far, doctors have to give this drug to the method of microparticles and nanoparticles, but this method is fairly expensive. "Therefore, we designed a capsule that can deliver the drug, regardless of its form effectively, directly into the gastrointestinal tract of patients," said gastroenterology experts from the MGH. Prototype or prototype for a pill containing the micro needle has a length of 2 cm and a diameter of 1 cm. The capsule is also equipped with some sort of drug storage space, as well as coated needle of stainless steel round 5 millimeters. To prove the safety and effectiveness of these capsules, the researchers tested by incorporating insulin into the digestive tract of pigs. A week after the capsule was 'swallowed' by the pigs, the researchers found that the capsule can move to the corners of the pig digestive tract, without causing any damage. Even the capsule is successfully injecting insulin into the stomach, small intestine and large intestine of the pig, so the blood sugar decreases. No less surprising, the drop in blood sugar levels proved to be faster and more significantly than using regular injections. latest health information can be found in http://ukdi.net