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Virtual reality therapy shows promise for treating hoarding disorder

Many people who dream of an organized, uncluttered home à la Marie Kondo find it hard to decide what to keep and what to let go. But for those with hoarding disorder - a mental condition estimated to affect 2.5% of the U.S. population - the reluctance to let go can reach dangerous and debilitating levels.

16 Oct 2023

New project to explore nurse-moderated social VR experience for hemodialysis patients

Penn Nursing, with partners from the Annenberg Virtual Reality ColLABorative and New York University's Rory Meyers College of Nursing, have been awarded 2023 grant from the Hillman Emergent Innovation: Serious Illness and End of Life program to study the use of social virtual reality (VR) in enhancing the treatment experience and reducing loneliness in people undergoing hemodialysis.

16 Oct 2023

Virtual reality can help calm caregivers of surgery-bound children

Virtual reality (VR) may be an effective and reliable tool to alleviate the anxiety experienced by most parents or caregivers when their child undergoes surgery, according to research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

Specific navigational errors may indicate early signs of Alzheimer’s disease

People with early Alzheimer's disease have difficulty turning when walking, according to a new study using virtual reality led by UCL researchers.

11 Oct 2023

Virtual reality vs. opioids: clinical trial of non-pharmacological pain management during burn wound care

Researchers assessed the feasibility and efficacy of virtual reality as a non-pharmaceutical intervention for managing procedural pain in adult burn patients during dressing changes compared to standard opioid-based approaches.

28 Sep 2023

Could virtual reality be the answer to post-stroke rehabilitation?

The effectiveness and safety of virtual reality (VR) in people diagnosed with cerebral stroke.

19 Sep 2023

RIT researcher receives award to understand the effects of cortical blindness

Rochester Institute of Technology's Gabriel Diaz, associate professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, has earned the Research to Prevent Blindness/Lions Clubs International Foundation Low Vision Research Award (LVRA), in collaboration with researchers at the University of Rochester.

14 Sep 2023

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On abortion rights, Ohio is the new Kansas

Ohio voters — in a rare August election — turned out in unexpectedly high numbers to defeat a ballot measure that would have made it harder to pass an abortion-rights constitutional amendment on the ballot in November.

10 Aug 2023

Can social robots and brain-computer interface video games help manage ADHD?

Scientists have discussed the utility of social robots and brain-computer interface video games in treating young people with ADHD.

10 Aug 2023

Measuring brain activity with a modified commercial virtual reality headset

Researchers have modified a commercial virtual reality headset, giving it the ability to measure brain activity and examine how we react to hints, stressors and other outside forces.

6 Aug 2023

Virtual reality-based exercises found to reduce depression and anxiety among individuals treated with hemodialysis

Researchers determined the association between regular physical exercise based on virtual reality (VR) and the development of depression.

3 Aug 2023

Theta oscillations more prevalent in the brain when remembering events, study finds

Neurons produce rhythmic patterns of electrical activity in the brain. One of the unsettled questions in the field of neuroscience is what primarily drives these rhythmic signals, called oscillations.

31 Jul 2023

RCS England and Intuitive partner to shape the future of robotic-assisted surgery

Leading robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) company Intuitive has further developed its support for the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) through its support of a new multi-professional network that will shape the future development of RAS surgery nationally.

24 Jul 2023

Neuroscientists discover new brain cells that help correct navigational errors

During routine navigation in daily life, our brains use spatial mapping and memory to guide us from point A to point B. Just as routine: making a mistake in navigation that requires a course correction.

19 Jul 2023

New emotion recognition tool could help people with neurodiverse conditions

An emotion recognition tool - developed by University of the West of Scotland (UWS) academics - could help people with neurodiverse conditions including autism.

22 Jun 2023

Virtual reality can help doctors to handle difficult conversations with patients

With ever-growing pressures on the NHS, dealing with angry or frustrated patients and their relatives has become increasingly common for those working in healthcare.

19 Jun 2023

Gaining new insights into the complex relationship between cognition and AI

Inês Hipólito is a highly accomplished researcher, recognized for her work in esteemed journals and contributions as a co-editor. She has received research awards including the prestigious Talent Grant from the University of Amsterdam in 2021. After her PhD, she held positions at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

10 Jun 2023

Virtual reality platform helps UWF nursing students step into real-life scenarios

University of West Florida Usha Kundu, MD College of Health School of Nursing students graduating this semester will be among the first who had practice stepping into real-life scenarios during their entire academic career.

4 May 2023

A scientific statement from the American Heart and Stroke Association on the prevalence, diagnosis, and management of poststroke cognitive impairment

Researchers reviewed the incidence, prevalence, diagnosis, and management of post-stroke cognitive impairment.

3 May 2023

African psychedelic plant medicine inspires new drug candidates for treating addiction and depression

Scientists have developed two new drug candidates for potentially treating addiction and depression, modeled on the pharmacology of a traditional African psychedelic plant medicine called ibogaine.

2 May 2023