A remote controlled chip implant which delivers regular doses of medicine to its implantee has been successfully tested in seven women.
The study participants were women who were remotely medicated by a bone-strengthening drug without them feeling a thing.
Co-author of the study, Robert Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, speaking with Fox News, said the technology is reminiscent of science-fiction:
"It's like 'Star Trek. Just send a signal over a special radio wave, and out comes the drug."
Co-author Robert Farra added that the chips could have a wide range of applications:
"Patients with chronic diseases, regular pain-management needs or other conditions that require frequent or daily injections could benefit from this technology."
Yet another MIT researcher, Michael Cima, added that the innovation points to a future of "fully automated drug regimes."
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