Virtual reality used in creative arts therapies
Virtual reality is an emerging as a tool in creative arts therapies. Now, researchers examined the differences in prefrontal cortex activation between two distinct drawing tasks in VR.
Augmented reality & virtual reality
Extended reality applications like virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality transform the practice of medicine. We report on their widespread use – from the use in the operating room to clinical medicine, drug development, medical training and education, to treatment in pain management, psychology and psychiatry.
“XR is fusing surgical reality with medical images”
Egidijus Pelanis, a medical doctor at Oslo University Hospital, explains how extended realities is applied in the operating room.
Tactile holograms could help train surgeons
Engineers have developed a new way to create the sensation of physically interacting with holographic projections.
Mixed reality enhances brain surgery
A research program explores the use of mixed reality for enabling surgeons to identify brain tumors quickly and precisely.
VR unmasks impact of moral distress on healthcare workers
Researchers are using virtual reality to understand the impact of moral distress on healthcare workers during the pandemic.
World-leading pioneers speak at Medical XR congress
At Shift Medical, more than 60 leading medical XR experts will present and discuss the latest developments on the use of digital technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality in medicine.
Cybersickness: research into VR-induced discomfort
Researchers recorded VR users' brain activity using electroencephalography (EEG) to better understand and work toward solutions to prevent cybersickness.
Hip implant simulator for virtual surgery training
The team of the Dynamic HIPS are working on a hip replacement simulator that will help future surgeons to practice the intervention.
Beautiful virtual reality setting could reduce pain
Being immersed in a stunning 'virtual' Icelandic landscape can reduce the pain caused by uncomfortable medical procedures.
How to improve VR use in medical education
A new report could help improve how immersive technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are used in healthcare education and medical training.
Using virtual reality for promoting vaccination
Random passersby got the opportunity to try a new virtual reality game, when researchers visited a park to test the efficiency of VR technology within health information.
AR apps are designed mainly for youngsters
A study exploring the use of augmented reality to support older adults finds the user interface is sometimes confusing for those aged 50+.
Pediatric burn patients: virtual reality as pain relief
The use of smartphone-based VR games during dressing changes icould helps to relief the pain for pediatric patients.
Robot-assisted surgery: Putting the reality in VR
Cardiac surgeons may be able to better plan operations and improve their surgical field view with the help of a robot.
A mental health app for young people
A graduate has helped a tech start-up to develop a new augmented reality app which provides round-the-clock mental health support to young people.
Olfactory VR show promise for mental health practices
New research on Olfactory Virtual Reality (OVR) paints a clearer picture for clinical psychiatrists about how it could be used to safely and effectively help mental health and mood disorders.
Neural networks speed up holographic imaging
Researchers have developed a holographic technique that can rapidly reconstruct microscopic images of samples with up to 50-fold acceleration compared to existing methods.
Curing chronic pain with virtual reality?
Researchers are launching a new project to see whether virtual reality could help with the treatment of chronic pain.
Brain-computer interfaces use thoughts to bring prostheses to life
With the aid of a virtual reality model, researchers from the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum have examined, which errors can occur during the communication between the brain and robotic prosthesis.
Virtual reality warps sense of time
A new study shows how time perception is affected by playing games in virtual reality versus on conventional monitors.
Researchers use virtual reality to reach youth
Researchers found that patients participating in VR sessions experienced reduced levels of anxiety and depression.
Augmented reality helps to see, feel and understand
X-ray vision, context-sensitive guidance, coordinator, training assistant and more: augmented reality (AR) has hit the OR.
Nanophotonic optical element slim VR glasses
New optical elements that could revolutionize VR/AR glasses. At its heart is a nanophotonic optical element, which the developers call a metasurface.
VR could help improve balance in older people
Researchers are investigating how virtual reality technology could help improve balance and prevent falls.
Molecular networks: VR visualization supports research
A new VR platform enables the display of huge amounts of data. This can be helpful, for example, when examining rare genetic defects.
Medtronic taps augmented reality 'flight simulators' for surgery
Medtronic partners with Surgical Theater to provide the first augmented reality platform for use in real-rime during complex cranial procedures.
Virtual reality to help patients speak up
Immersive virtual reality technology could help speech pathologists treat communication disorders.
Mixed reality gets machine learning upgrade
Scientists at Osaka University employed deep learning to improve mobile mixed reality generation.
Augmented reality provides insights during liver surgery
Researchers are developing 3D technologies for surgeons. The aids for surgery planning are particularly advanced.
