Researchers have developed a long-lasting capsule that, when swallowed, slowly releases medicine into the body. The researchers say the capsule was developed for treatment of the disease malaria. But they believe it could hold medicines for a number of health problems. Once inside the stomach, the plastic capsule opens up to release the drug in small, measured amounts. The plastic is designed to resist the stomach’s acidic environment. The device breaks down after about two weeks and is expelled with waste products. At that time, a patient would swallow another drug-containing capsule. Researchers have tested capsules filled with the drug ivermectin on pigs and dogs. Ivermectin is used to treat parasitic organisms. It kills mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite. Scientists are now designing a program to test the capsule in people next year. The scientists work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts.
Title: Researchers Develop Long-Term, Drug Release Capsule
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1557/longterm_capsule.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Researchers Develop Long-Term, Drug Release Capsule' data-article-id='2073'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9750'>Researchers have developed a long-lasting capsule that, when swallowed, slowly releases medicine into the body.</span> <span data-start-time='9750' data-end-time='16729'>The researchers say the capsule was developed for treatment of the disease malaria.</span> <span data-start-time='16729' data-end-time='23542'>But they believe it could hold medicines for a number of health problems.</span> <span data-start-time='23542' data-end-time='34146'>Once inside the stomach, the plastic capsule opens up to release the drug in small, measured amounts.</span> <span data-start-time='34146' data-end-time='40375'>The plastic is designed to resist the stomach’s acidic environment.</span> <span data-start-time='40375' data-end-time='49021'>The device breaks down after about two weeks and is expelled with waste products.</span> <span data-start-time='49021' data-end-time='55875'>At that time, a patient would swallow another drug-containing capsule.</span> <span data-start-time='55875' data-end-time='64188'>Researchers have tested capsules filled with the drug ivermectin on pigs and dogs.</span> <span data-start-time='64188' data-end-time='69875'>Ivermectin is used to treat parasitic organisms.</span> <span data-start-time='69875' data-end-time='75063'>It kills mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite.</span> <span data-start-time='75063' data-end-time='82396'>Scientists are now designing a program to test the capsule in people next year.</span> <span data-start-time='82396' data-end-time='92708'>The scientists work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1557/AE904E98-8462-4530-922F-EEDC3CEB3326_w987_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' 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class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1557/a_treatment_for_malaria.m4a'><span>a treatment for malaria</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7730 data-hint-location='55875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1557/how_have_researchers_tested_the_capsule.m4a'>How have researchers tested the capsule?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='on pigs and dogs'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1557/on_parasites.m4a'><span>on parasites</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1557/in_outer_space.m4a'><span>in outer space</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1557/on_human_subjects.m4a'><span>on human 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