{"id":125643,"date":"2023-12-28T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/using-virtual-reality-to-diagnose-alzheimers-disease-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T15:00:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T15:00:14","slug":"using-virtual-reality-to-diagnose-alzheimers-disease-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/using-virtual-reality-to-diagnose-alzheimers-disease-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Using virtual reality to diagnose Alzheimer&#8217;s disease | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/snRCIKHnZWg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Using virtual reality to diagnose Alzheimer's disease | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/snRCIKHnZWg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Scientists are testing the possibility of using virtual reality (VR) to help diagnose Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.<\/p>\n<p>Pen and paper tests date back to the 1940s and are still one of the markers that may be used for diagnosis today. <\/p>\n<p>With no single definitive way to confirm the disease, a combination of different tests and investigations are usually carried out by health professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers, at University College London, are testing if VR can help confirm an early diagnosis of the disease before it reaches the severe stages of dementia. <\/p>\n<p>This video is from BBC Click, the BBC\u2019s flagship technology programme.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Alzheimer&#8217;s #Dementia #VirtualReality #VR #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists are testing the possibility of using virtual reality (VR) to help diagnose Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. 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