Every voice quoted in The Times’ recent coverage of Senate Bill 903 (SB 903), “As AI ‘therapists’ dish out advice, California lawmakers try to set some limits,” …
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AI mental health chatbots feel empathetic, but safety evidence still lags
A new scoping review finds that AI-powered mental health chatbots can feel accessible, personal, and empathetic, but the evidence still leaves key questions …
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Structured setup drives patient engagement with virtual reality therapy
A new study published in JMIR XR and Spatial Computing demonstrates that the way virtual reality therapeutics (VRx) are introduced to patients is a critical …
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New rehabilitation platform combines virtual reality and nerve stimulation for stroke recovery
Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and ETH Zurich have developed a rehabilitation platform for people suffering from the long-term effects of a …
Virtual reality navigation deficits predict future brain volume loss
Alzheimer's disease (AD) often begins long before it is clinically recognized, with subtle brain changes emerging years before noticeable memory loss or …
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