Virtual reality is great at taking users on a visual journey. But it's not so good for simulating touching objects. A new device could change that.

A virtual reality avatar could guide patients to successfully complete physical therapy exercises in their own home.

The AuraRing system can track hand movements and the user's finger, which could allow finer control over games, smartphones, VR, and more.

Taking occupational therapy for stroke survivors online and into virtual reality helps patients who couldn't make it to sessions in-person stick with it.

In a new virtual reality game, players have to use their sense of smell, touch, and heat to succeed.

From virtual spiders to a scary fanged squirrel, here are three creepy research stories from 2019 to celebrate Halloween.

By having people navigate a virtual town, researchers gained new insight into how our brains perceive places and help us navigate our environment.

For learning about digital spaces in virtual reality, it may not matter whether we control our movement with a joystick or our bodies.

Machine learning-guided virtual reality simulators can help neurosurgeons develop the skills they need before they step in the operating room.

With a new virtual reality tool, doctors could one day see biopsies from patients in full, immersive 3D.