Engineers designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed. It could offer an alternative for people who don't want to undergo more invasive treatments such as ...

What is it about light, bright rubber filled with air that brings us so much joy? Balloons of all types have a nostalgic appeal that’s hard to pinpoint, but whether we’re talking round and ...

Imagine a tiny balloon in your stomach that expands to help you feel full. Or a capsule you swallow that vibrates to tell your brain when it’s time to stop eating. MIT is breaking new ground in the ...

A new ingestible and inflatable balloon system seems to be a noninvasive way to fill up the stomach and curb appetite, researchers report. The balloon system, known as Obalon, helped obese people lose ...

A magic pill for weight loss seems as far-fetched as teleporting (come on, science). But researchers may have cracked it with Obalon, an Rx pill that contains not meds, but—get ready for it—a balloon.

Katie Fitzgerald, a member of the David Blight School of Dance, danced and smiled all along the parade route during the 2022 St. Patrick’s Parade in Wilkes-Barre. City officials on Friday released ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Dr. Dan Bellamy's performances are much more than hot air. Children of all ages will be able to enjoy a free show of inflatable balloon sculptures by Bellamy at 6 p.m. Saturday, ...