A “smart underwear” to measure human flatulence has been created by scientists from University of Maryland in the United States, and they are looking for volunteers to wear it. The aim is to help ...

As I type this, a battery-powered computer tucked in my, er, swimsuit area is monitoring for my next flatus. Yes, flatus means “fart.” Don’t judge me—it’s for science. This sensing device, which would ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland are aiming to answer that question in a new nationwide study that uses “Smart Underwear” to track how much participants pass gas each day. The research, led by ...

Everyone farts. In fact, the average person farts an estimated 25 times a day, per the Cleveland Clinic. That's at least once an hour. Most of them are quick and odorless, but sometimes the smelliest ...

An ongoing research project using ‘Smart Underwear’ wants to unlock secrets of the gut microbiome by tracking how often people fart throughout the day. A team of scientists created a new device that ...

The team is constructing the Human Flatus Atlas, bringing modern wearable monitors to bear on digestive health, measuring the frequency and intensity of farts. The team even had to create an ...

Smart underwear is redefining how researchers study the human gut. This health tech innovation uses discreet electrochemical sensors that snap into regular garments to detect hydrogen gas, the main ...

Farting is one of the body’s most common — and necessary — digestive processes. Gas is created as gut bacteria digests the food we eat, or as the result of swallowing air (aerophagia), and releasing ...

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Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...