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Virtual Horizons in Medicine: The Role of the Metaverse in Transforming Medical Education—A Qualitative Scoping Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Background The metaverse is defined as a three‐dimensional, interactive and persistent virtual space in which users interact with one another and with simulated environments through digital avatars. This technology, as an innovative approach to education and learning, holds transformative potential for medical education.
Fariba Khanipoor, Zahra Karimian
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The Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Treatment for Fear of Flying: A Retrospective Study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Background: Fear of flying (FoF) is a phobia with 10–40% prevalence in the industrialized world. FoF is accompanied by severe economic, social, vocational, and emotional consequences.
Amihai Gottlieb +7 more
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Practitioner Acceptability of Virtual Reality Therapy in Mental Health Care: Evidence From Greece

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
In a survey of 40 Greek mental health practitioners, virtual reality therapy (VRT) was viewed as acceptable—particularly for anxiety disorders and as an adjunct for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia—yet concerns about training, infrastructure, and service readiness limited support for routine clinical integration.
Rigina Skeva +5 more
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Réalité virtuelle et santé mentale

Revue d'anthropologie des connaissances, 2019
This article is inspired by the approach proposed by Madeleine Akrich and Cécile Méadel (2004) relating to the arrival of ICT into the field of health. Based on a survey on the uses of VRET (virtual reality exposure therapy), it questions the effects of ...
Nicolas Klein, Céline Borelle
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Physiological Responses to Virtual Reality‐Based Stress Regulation and Relaxation Interventions: A Systematic Review

Stress and Health, Volume 42, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Physiological markers are increasingly used to monitor individuals undergoing Virtual Reality (VR) stress interventions. However, several challenges arise when employing these markers to assess the impact of VR stress interventions. This systematic review synthesises and critically discusses the literature on VR stress interventions across ...
Lisanne M. Robbemond +3 more
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Emergence, spread, and impact of high‐pathogenicity avian influenza H5 in wild birds and mammals of South America and Antarctica

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract The currently circulating high‐pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) virus of the subtype H5 causes variable illness and death in wild and domestic birds and mammals, as well as in humans. This virus evolved from the Goose/Guangdong lineage of the HPAI H5 virus, which emerged in commercial poultry in China in 1996, spilled over into wild birds,
Thijs Kuiken +9 more
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Brain metabolism and related connectivity in patients with acrophobia treated by virtual reality therapy: an 18F-FDG PET pilot study sensitized by virtual exposure

EJNMMI Research, 2018
Background The aim of this pilot study is to investigate the impact of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) on brain metabolism and connectivity. Eighteen patients with acrophobia were assessed by an 18F-FDG PET scan sensitized by virtual exposure ...
Antoine Verger +7 more
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Vulnerability of marine megafauna to global at‐sea anthropogenic threats

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Marine megafauna species are affected by a wide range of anthropogenic threats. To evaluate the risk of such threats, species’ vulnerability to each threat must first be determined. We build on the existing threats classification scheme and ranking system of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened ...
Michelle VanCompernolle +309 more
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Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in Anxiety Disorders and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review of Literature

Taḥqīqāt-i ̒Ulūm-i Raftārī, 2016
Aim and Background: In this systematic review, virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) was introduced and its effect on anxiety disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were studied.
مهدی سلیمانی +2 more
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Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Driving Phobia Disorder: System Design and Development

Applied Sciences, 2020
Driving phobia is an anxiety disorder. People are greatly impaired in their daily lives when suffering from driving phobia disorders. The anxieties can be triggered under various conditions, such as driving over bridges, driving at high speeds, or ...
Amy Trappey +5 more
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