VR
Physics-informed virtual reality could be key to reducing the exposure of pedestrians and cyclists to harmful, non-exhaust vehicle emissions. The research lead by the University of Birmingham targets the issue of major health risks and chronic diseases caused by exposure to unregulated particle pollutants from road, tyre and brake sources by providing easy, accessible guidance [...]
VR technology video games that combine screen time with exercise are a great way to get fit, but game designers face a major challenge – like with regular exercise, adherence to ‘exergames’ is low, with most users dropping out once they start to feel uncomfortable or bored. Computer scientists at the University of Bath believe [...]
A London-based non-profit has launched a new virtual reality (VR) project aimed at preparing homeless people for independent living. Apax, which supports more than 140 people across the capital, is utilising the Meta Quest 2 VR headset alongside the TRIPP meditation app to improve residents' mental health recovery - and boost their digital skills along the way. [...]
Scientists from RMIT University in Australia have led a world-first study on common food aromas that may help explain why astronauts report that meals taste bland in space and struggle to eat their normal nutritional intake. This research, which is published in the International Journal of Food Science and Technology, has broader implications for improving [...]
People at risk of Alzheimer’s disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other cognitive functions, including memory, a new study led by UCL researchers has revealed. The research, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, used virtual reality (VR) to test the spatial navigation of 100 asymptomatic midlife adults, [...]
A novel virtual reality (VR) intervention helps cancer patients in palliative care hospices to manage their symptoms and stress better, and may even help them to achieve a last wish, a new clinical trial has found. Flourishing-Life-of-Wish Virtual Reality Relaxation Therapy (FLOW-VRT-Relaxation) was developed by researchers at the University of Hong Kong. Designed by the [...]
People who received gentle electric currents on the back of their heads learned to maneuver a robotic surgery tool in virtual reality (VR) and then in a real setting much more easily than people who didn’t receive those nudges, new research shows. The findings offer the first glimpse of how stimulating the cerebellum could help [...]
A researcher at the University of Missouri (MU) is using VR headsets to help autistic people navigate public transportation on college campuses. MU researcher Noah Glaser partnered with a programme at the University of Cincinnati on a pair of studies geared toward providing autistic people virtual training opportunities to practice using a public bus to [...]
An augmented reality (AR) headset is an effective digital tool for improving posture and gait in people with Parkinson’s disease, a recent Cleveland Clinic trial has found. AR allows users to complete digital programmes projected into the world around them. The “Dual-task augmented Reality Treatment” (DART) uses the Microsoft HoloLens2 to run patients through dual-task training [...]
At a hospital in California, kids are using VR to inform the design of a new hospital wing. Health Tech World hears from the doctors and researchers at the heart of the study. A groundbreaking approach to hospital design is bringing children into the design process of a hospital wing, using virtual reality (VR) to [...]
