Psychology & Psychiatry
From BTS to Zoom therapy, why Korean Americans are seeking more mental health help
For more than 3 million followers on TikTok, Nick Cho is their "Korean Dad."
Oct 3, 2022
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News tagged with reality
Surgery
VR in the OR: Virtual reality found to reduce need for sedation during hand surgery
With conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and osteoarthritis on the rise, U.S. hand surgeons perform more than half a million procedures each year. Patients undergoing hand surgery commonly receive a regional anesthetic ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists obtain effects through virtual reality comparable to those of psychedelic drugs
A paper published in the journal Scientific Reports demonstrates how virtual reality group experiences can produce responses similar to those triggered by psychoactive drugs, such as hallucinogenic mushrooms or LSD.
Sep 14, 2022
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Health
'Room to reflect': A pilot workplace resiliency intervention for nurses
Adrienne Banavage, interim nurse manager in the infusion clinic at the University of Virginia's Emily Couric Cancer Center, is no stranger to mindfulness. But Banavage, who meditates regularly, said the immediacy and proximity ...
Aug 24, 2022
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Health
Lessons on nutrition easy to digest in virtual reality spaces
Virtual reality (VR) may provide nutrition teachers and dietitians with an entirely new way to serve real lessons on healthy eating, according to a team of Penn State researchers.
Aug 9, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Wearable technology can change autistic people's lives, if they're involved in designing it
Many autistic people experience difficulties in expressing their emotions. This can result in increased anxiety, depression, anger and physical health problems. Research shows autistic adults are significantly more likely ...
Aug 8, 2022
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Surgery
Exploring new dimensions in surgery
When you enter Operating Theatre 3 of the new central operating department at Pius Hospital Oldenburg, Germany, the first thing you notice is the large, three-part mural on the back wall: a dreamlike landscape of white dunes, ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows audio experience in virtual reality can be 'authentic'
Experts, as part of the University of York's XR Stories project, have proposed a new sound strategy to developing virtual reality (VR) environments, based on how people receive images and sounds from the real world, ultimately ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Surgery
Conjoined twins separated with help of virtual reality in Brazil
Conjoined twins born in Brazil with a fused head and brain have been separated in what doctors described Monday as the most complex surgery of its kind, which they prepared for using virtual reality.
Aug 2, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Could gaming improve people's mental health by combating anxiety?
In 2017, Ninja Theory, advised by Cambridge academic Professor Paul Fletcher, took the gaming world by storm with Hellblade, which accurately depicted psychosis. Now the company has teamed up with one of Fletcher's Ph.D. ...
Jul 29, 2022
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