A small study found that distracting patients by immersing them in a virtual reality program helped reduce perceived pain, even in elderly patients who aren’t acquainted with virtual computer programs ...

Students and staff members at Ohio University’s College of Heath Sciences in Athens created a virtual reality program that helps train individuals on how to respond to an opioid overdose. The program ...

Health-risk behaviors such as binge drinking, drug use, and violence are common among college students. These issues are especially prevalent among first-year students living away from their families ...

CELEBRATION, Fla. – New studies show some virtual reality programs can enhance a person’s well-being, both physically and mentally. Through VR experiences that encourage cognitive, physical and social ...

Act One’s Virtual Reality Arts Immersion™ Field Trip is the Only Program of its Kind that Brings Art and Culture ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —When Jett Yaggie first came to college, she didn’t quite know what to think about virtual reality simulations. “I didn’t think it would help me at all. I wasn’t too sure ...

Communication problems can hold back childhood development, with a range of interventions available to assist with social communication disorders. In a new research review, Flinders University ...

At Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis, Wash., psychologists plan to begin using virtual reality -- think immersive video games -- to treat post-traumatic stress disorder by recreating the ...