Evaluating virtual reality therapy for treating acute post traumatic stress disorder
... members. Virtually Better will help integrate the sights and sounds of combat, as well as smell and other sensory factors. Rizzo is developing a flexible virtual reality toolset for therapists, using assets from the U.S. Army's "Full-Spectrum Warrior" videogame/training application. Brenda Wiederhold at th...Delay in Alzheimer's disease onset seen for first time
...This study may be the front-runner in shifting our sights toward earlier treatment of the Alzheimer's process, laying the groundwork for testing other drugs," says Dr. Petersen. "Mild cognitive impairment patients are a great population of people to target, hopefully with other treatments as well." This ran...A giant step toward tiny functional nanowires
...nto a paper clip if you wanted to. But shrink your sights down to the nanoscale, to a nanowire that is 1,000 times smaller than the diameter of a paper clip, and you find there are no physical tools to do the job properly. So a team of Northwestern University scientists turned to chemistry and developed a ...Television viewing of Katrina will have psychological effects on children around the country
...f others around the country have observed horrific sights via media coverage. Although they were not directly involved with the tragedy, repeated television viewing of the disaster puts these children at high risk for developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. "Research on ...University Eye Institute at UH sees start of multiple sclerosis eye care center
...rtnership in fighting this disease and setting our sights on stopping MS in its tracks." The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's first MS Awareness Week begins March 13....Mapping 'self' and 'other' in the brain
...s sensory mechanisms that interpret and respond to sights and sounds, the process of building trust involves constructing models of other people and using those models as foundations for making decisions. Social decisions are among the most important kind for humans. "This is a region of the brain that is ...Fragile X, Down syndromes linked to faulty brain communication
...eech disturbances and unusual responses to various sights or sounds. Although it's not known why, about one-third of people with Fragile X also develop autism - a much higher percentage than in the general population. This makes Fragile X, which can be studied in mice, the only genetic model for autism. A...