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Virtual Reality Glasses Displaying Exercise Give Similar Effects to Those Who Can’t Move
Previous research has described how virtual training produces acute cognitive and neural benefits. Building on those results, a new study suggests that a similar virtual...
Thanks to Student’s Hunch, Seniors With Dementia Are ‘Coming Alive’ Again With the ‘Magic’ of Virtual Reality
The technology was shown to greatly decrease symptoms of depression and isolation in seniors suffering from dementia in more than 100 nursing communities.
Virtual Reality Therapy Could Be the New Treatment for Your Reoccurring Nightmares
If your livelihood has ever been negatively affected by reoccurring nightmares, this pilot study might offer hope for a treatment.
Ultra-Light Gloves Let Users ‘Touch’ Objects in Virtual Reality – and We May Soon Have Entire Suit
Improving the realism of virtual reality could have an unparalleled impact on the technology – and this glove comes as a major breakthrough.
Homebound Veterans Get Virtual Reality Visits to WWII Memorials in DC
If a veteran is unfit for travel due to age or disability, this nonprofit comes to their bedside and allows them to visit the WWII memorial one last time.
Paraplegics Regaining Muscle Control Thanks to Virtual Reality Therapy
Twelve patients who became paraplegics due to injuries have just been reclassified as only “partially paralyzed” thanks to a new kind of virtual reality therapy.
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Step Into Salvador Dali’s Imagination With This Virtual Reality Tour (WATCH)
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What do you get when you mix Salvador Dali’s surreal art with Disney’s entertainment creativity? The ability to go inside one of Dali’s...
Dr. Saves Baby’s Life With $20 Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Glasses
Doctors were able to perform life saving heart surgery on a four-month-old girl thanks to a smartphone and a cardboard box.
Teegan Lexcen was born...
Virtual Reality Technology Helps Stroke Victims
"New virtual reality rehabilitation therapies, currently undergoing trials, are helping stroke sufferers to regain movement and gradually rediscover their independence." (CNN) Thanks to Shelley...
Scientists Have 3D-Scanned Thousands of Creatures Creating Incredibly Intricate Images Anyone Can Access for Free
An incredible new project has scanned thousands of creatures to advance scientific research and provide colorful images to the world.
Natural history museums have entered...
‘A Bicycle Built for Two’ Might Improve Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease–Study
Tandem cycling may improve the health and well-being of people with Parkinson’s, according to a new study.
Pedaling on a bicycle built for two people...
Robot Medic Can Roll Into Hazardous Environments to Provide Medical Treatment Where Doctors Can’t (WATCH)
A new robotic medic could save lives in places like radiation zones that are too dangerous for nurses and doctors to operate.
Human medics can...
The Brains of Lost Fish Help Them Find Their Way Home, Reveals a Unique Study
Lost fish find their way home thanks to how their brains are wired, according to new research.
The neuronal circuit evolved up to half a...
New Glasses Allow Deaf People to ‘See’ Conversations by Turning Audio into Subtitles
A company has created augmented reality spectacles that place subtitles on conversations happening in the real world.
Dan Scarfe was sad to see his 97-year-old...
Prehistoric People Created Art by Flickering Firelight, New Research Reveals
Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed.
The stones were incised with...
The Weirdness Of Dreams May Be Why We Have Them, Says New Theory of Dreaming
Inspired by techniques used to train deep neural networks, a neuroscience professor has argued for a new theory of dreams: the overfitted brain hypothesis.
The...
Girl Surprised With Pet Dragon After Surviving Cancer and Making-a-Wish – ‘It’s a Marvel of Engineering’
An out-of-the-ordinary request made to the Make-a-Wish Foundation saw a teenage cancer survivor get a trip to a medieval castle to train a dragon.
Belle...
MIT Scientists Spin Some Music Out of Spider Webs – And it Sounds Otherworldly (Listen)
Spiders are master builders, expertly weaving strands of silk into intricate 3D webs that serve as the spider's home and hunting ground.
If humans could...
Model Village for Alzheimer’s Patients in France Makes Residents Feel Like They’re Still Independent
As the old African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child,” but it seems that same wisdom may also hold true...
Tech University Creates 2,000 Avatars for Students to Attend Virtual Graduation and Roam the Campus Like a Video Game
College graduations are similar all around the world: They're joyous occasions, with inspiring speeches from special guests, excited students, and lots of happy tears...