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via news-medical / August 6, 2025

Innovative VR therapy helps ease anxiety in cardiovascular disease

Living with cardiovascular disease often takes a serious emotional toll - and with stress known to worsen heart health, there's growing interest in low-risk, …

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via sciencedaily / July 30, 2025

Pain relief without pills? VR nature scenes trigger the brain’s healing switch

Immersing in virtual reality (VR) nature scenes helped relieve symptoms that are often seen in people living with long-term pain, with those who felt more …

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via news-medical / July 7, 2025

Virtual Reality therapy works very well for people with psychosis

Treatment with Virtual Reality appears to work very well for people with psychosis. It works faster than the current treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy …

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via sciencedaily / July 6, 2025

Multisensory VR forest reboots your brain and lifts mood—study confirms

In Japan, Shinrin Yoku or forest bathing has already been used for therapeutic applications, for instance, to lower blood pressure and stress levels. For their …

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via vrforhealth / June 8, 2025

#SundayResearchDive – Can XR Train the Brain in Chronic Pain?

Chronic pain is more than a sensory issue. It affects cognition in profound ways. This week’s review examines a newly published synthesis by Guerra-Armas et al. …

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