Neuroscience
FDA OKs virtual reality system to ease back pain
A 3D virtual reality system to treat back pain was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New study improves the mental health of cancer patients through virtual reality
As featured on BBC News, over 75 percent of cancer patients involved in a study at Katharine House Hospice in Stafford say their mental health has been given a boost thanks to a virtual reality research project by a local ...
Oct 13, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Empathy machine' or false hope? How virtual reality is being used to try to stop domestic violence
The French government has just announced a trial using virtual reality to try to prevent domestic violence.
Oct 13, 2021
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Health
Virtual reality game is an effective tool for vaping prevention among teens
Yale researchers have developed an immersive, virtual reality video game that helps teens learn about the dangers of e-cigarettes and practice strategies for refusing them.
Jul 21, 2021
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Medical research
Could a 'brain-computer interface' one day cure chronic pain?
Researchers at the University of East Anglia are launching a new project to see whether virtual reality could help with the treatment of chronic pain.
May 24, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
It's not just doorways that make us forget what we came for in the next room
Imagine you're in the middle of watching a riveting episode of your favorite TV show. You decide the situation calls for popcorn, so you get up and head to the kitchen.
Mar 9, 2021
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Neuroscience
Immersive virtual reality boosts the effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain
For patients receiving spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for chronic pain, integration with an immersive virtual reality (VR) system - allowing patients to see as well as feel the effects of electrical stimulation on a virtual ...
Dec 23, 2020
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Health
Watching nature on TV can boost wellbeing, finds new study
Watching high quality nature programmes on TV can uplift people's moods, reduce negative emotions, and help alleviate the kind of boredom associated with being isolated indoors, according to a new study published today in ...
Oct 14, 2020
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Medical research
Immersion in virtual reality scenes of the Arctic helps to ease people's pain
Watching immersive 360 videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve intense burning pain and could hold hope for treating chronic pain, a small study has found.
Nov 8, 2019
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Ophthalmology
VR game gives users 'eyes-on' experience with vision loss
In a virtual world, a knight in full armour sits in front of me, expectantly waiting for me to deal them some playing cards. As the game progresses, a large black spot grows in the middle of my vision. I try to pick up the ...
Oct 2, 2019
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