Health
Both hot and cold water immersion post-workout suppress muscle gains
First, researchers discovered cold water immersion after a workout can ruin your gym gains. Now there's evidence hot water immersion does the same.
Jun 21, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
From virtual reality to noise control—how to manipulate the senses to relieve pain
The next time you habitually search your bathroom cabinet for some pain medication, you may want to consider playing a video game first. Research has shown that psychology plays an important part in how we experience both ...
Mar 31, 2016
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Virtual reality therapy could help people with depression
An immersive virtual reality therapy could help people with depression to be less critical and more compassionate towards themselves, reducing depressive symptoms, finds a new study from UCL (University College London) and ...
Feb 15, 2016
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'Being Sigmund Freud'
The illusion of being in another body affects not only our perception (as is already known) but also our way of thinking. Thanks to virtual reality, some subjects embodied Sigmund Freud and proved better at giving themselves ...
Sep 17, 2015
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Keeping runners safe in summer heat
The New Balance Falmouth Road Race is one of the premier running events of the summer season, drawing an estimated 75,000 spectators, who strain to catch a glimpse of Olympic-caliber runners as they tear through a scenic ...
Aug 14, 2015
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Research pours cold water on ice bath recovery theory
If the thought of a post workout ice bath is enough to make you shiver, new research from QUT and The University of Queensland (UQ) will warm your heart.
Aug 10, 2015
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Virtual reality sheds new light on how we navigate in the dark
As everyone who has gotten up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom knows, the brain maintains a sense of place and a basic ability to navigate that is independent of external clues from the eyes, ears and other ...
Jun 11, 2015
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Virtual reality helps people to comfort and accept themselves
Self-compassion can be learned using avatars in an immersive virtual reality, finds new research led by UCL. This innovative approach reduced self-criticism and increased self-compassion and feelings of contentment in naturally ...
Nov 12, 2014
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Autism spectrum disorders
Children with autism overcome real-life fears in virtual world
Immersive reality can help children with autism spectrum disorder overcome their fears and phobias, new research has shown.
Jul 4, 2014
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The gamer in your life isn't ignoring you, they're blind to your presence
It's irritating when you try to talk to someone playing a videogame. You tell them dinner is ready and they completely ignore you. Their eyes are glued to the screen, their fingers frantically pushing buttons. We find it ...
Jun 19, 2014
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