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Victor Sharrah had always had sharp vision. But one life-altering day in November 2020, he noticed out of the blue that people’s faces around him looked demonic.Their ears, noses and mouths were stretched back, and there were deep grooves in their forehea

People associate all kinds of physical features with good health; a slim waistline, full head of hair, and chiseled abs are all typical examples. Now researchers are suggesting that another feature may tell an awful lot about a persons health--their skin color.

In 2020, more than 90,000 people died in the United States of opioid overdose with half of those deaths occurring in their own homes. Southern Illinois University faculty member Wasantha Jayawardene and his colleagues believe a virtual reality-based training tool may offer the key to saving lives and they’ve received an Illinois Innovation Network seed

Researchers are developing Mixed Reality training to train people on how to administer naloxone to combat opioid overdose deaths | XR News from Auganix.org

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In 2020, more than 90,000 people died in the United States of opioid overdose with half of those deaths occurring in their own homes. Southern Illinois University faculty member Wasantha

In 2020, more than 90,000 people died in the United States of opioid overdose with half of those deaths occurring in their own homes. Southern Illinois University faculty member Wasantha Jayawardene and his colleagues believe a virtual reality-based training tool may offer the key to saving lives and they’ve received an Illinois Innovation Network seed grant to study their idea.

/PRNewswire/ -- OSF HealthCare and academic partners working on a new virtual reality platform say Iowa was the only state where opioid-related deaths did not...

SIU-Carbondale and Illinois State University researchers are developing mixed-use or augmented reality education.

Many people get sick when they put on their glasses to move around in the virtual world. Researchers in Switzerland are working on solutions.