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 ...

Police departments across the U.S. and Canada are adopting virtual reality training to better prepare officers for high-pressure, real-world situations.

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 ...

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 ...

The Alive Center for Teens in Naperville recently launched a new “Teen-Led, Teen-Driven” program called “Senior Simulators” that aims to bring virtual reality experiences to seniors in assisted living ...

A new study suggests that virtual reality experiences designed to mimic psychedelic visual effects could safely boost creativity and flexibility in thinking.

Students at Decatur City Schools will soon use a virtual reality headset to learn about real jobs in real time and other scenarios. "The Jetsons is becoming more and more the reality," said ...

Spending long periods of time in space can be a psychologically demanding experience, but a new virtual reality system could give NASA astronauts a welcome escape. Veterans suffering from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with diabetes performed meditation delivered through virtual reality to start diabetes education sessions ...