The study used virtual reality (VR) to simulate exposure to infected people and found that the brains of subjects detected ...

The field of immunology has long been focused on understanding the complex interactions between the immune system and ...

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.

Researchers have discovered a way to make the immune system's T cells significantly more effective at fighting cancer. By ...