From the University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine media release: Researchers have found promising results for treating depression with a video game interface that targets underlying cognitive issues associated with depression rather than just managing the…
From the Duke University press release via ScienceDaily: Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player’s hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to…
From the University of Adelaide press release via HealthCanal: Researchers at the University of Adelaide say treatment for people affected by video game “addiction” would be improved if a standard definition of the problem were…
From the USC press release via HealthCanal: Adding social gaming elements to a behavior tracking program led people to exercise more frequently and helped them decrease their body-mass index, according to new research from the…
From the Iowa State University press release via HealthCanal: People are quick to point the finger or dismiss the effect of violent video games as a factor in criminal behavior. New evidence from Iowa State…
From the Public Library of Science press release via ScienceDaily: Playing video games for an hour each day can improve subsequent performance on cognitive tasks that use similar mental processes to those involved in the…
From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier via EurekAlert!: A new study suggests that people get frustrated when they are offered the opportunity to cheat or steal and that chance is then…
From the North Carolina State University press release: New research from North Carolina State University finds that older adults who play video games report higher levels of emotional well-being. Researchers asked 140 people aged 63…
From the Santa Fe Institute press release via ScienceDaily: Men and women socialize differently, and it turns out these gender differences hold true in online games that involve social interaction. A new quantitative study of…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: When selecting a video game to play, opting to turn on your Wii may provide a different experience than playing your Xbox, according to a study…