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Virtual world to help relieve patients' pain
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Birmingham are hoping to use the hi-tech world of virtual reality in a bid to relieve the pain of hospital patients.
Jun 24, 2013
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Study shows that individual brain cells track where we are and how we move
(Medical Xpress)—Leaving the house in the morning may seem simple, but with every move we make, our brains are working feverishly to create maps of the outside world that allow us to navigate and to remember where we are.
May 3, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Weight loss programs via virtual reality
Weight loss is a topic of concern for nearly 36% of Americans who are considered obese. There are many barriers that can interfere with weight loss. For those attending face-to-face weight loss programs, barriers can include ...
Apr 26, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Investigating the bystander effect: Virtual Reality as a viable platform for experimental psychology
The bystander effect is well-known in behavioural psychology and suggests that the more people who witnessing a violent emergency the less likely it is that someone will intervene. It was first identified in the 1960s, but ...
Jan 14, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Virtual reality could help people lose weight, fight prejudice, research says
(Medical Xpress)—Internet-based interactive games and social media outlets have become intertwined with the physical realities of millions of people around the world. When an individual strongly identifies with the cyber ...
Nov 6, 2012
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Researchers make clinical trials a virtual reality
Clinical trials can be time-consuming, expensive and intrusive, but they are also necessary. Researchers at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma have developed an invention that makes clinical trials more ...
Aug 30, 2012
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Doctors look to treat sick children in virtual worlds
Doctors in a domed laboratory in Canada are designing a virtual world where they hope to one day treat traumatized children with colorful avatars using toy-like medical gadgets.
Dec 27, 2011
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Neuroscience
No hands required -- scientists achieve precise control of virtual flight
Scientists have designed a novel, noninvasive system that allows users to control a virtual helicopter using only their minds, as reported in the online journal PLoS ONE on Oct. 26. The researchers, led by Dr. Bin He of University ...
Oct 26, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Digital worlds can help autistic children to develop social skills
The benefits of virtual worlds can be used to help autistic children develop social skills beyond their anticipated levels, suggest early findings from new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). ...
Oct 21, 2011
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Nursing care in a virtual world
“Fishermen on boats, they eat all kinds of stuff,” says Nursing Professor Antonia Arnaert. She is voluble in her excitement about her most recent research project, which involved teaching patients with uncontrolled ...
Sep 14, 2011
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