When you see someone who looks sick, your brain doesn't wait for them to get close before sounding the alarm. In fact, just ...

Even the sight of a sick-looking avatar in a virtual room alerts the human immune system. It therefore becomes active even before an infection occurs.

People’s immune systems kicked into gear to protect them against infections after they entered a virtual reality (VR) world ...

Even while we're using virtual reality (VR), our immune system still responds to germ-related dangers we perceive, new ...

A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy-and researchers are uncovering why.

Researchers monitored brain activity when people were shown images of sick-looking avatars via VR. The brain appeared to ...

A virtual reality study showed that the brain can detect potential infectious threats and prime the immune system, offering ...

Seeing sick-looking faces in virtual reality triggers brain circuit changes related to threat detection and boosts activity of certain immune cells.

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Lyme disease is a complex condition with a long history of misdiagnosis, and Lyme arthritis, a late manifestation of the ...

A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, ...