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Study Shows Playing Video Games Can Change Behavior, Biology
August 19th, 2008
Video games are among the most popular entertainment media in the world. Now, groundbreaking research shows that a specially designed video game can promote positive behaviors in young cancer patients that enhance the effectiveness of medical treatment. This research, sponsored by the nonprofit organization HopeLab and published in the medical journal Pediatrics, provides scientific evidence for a growing field of product development that taps into the positive potential of video games and other popular technology to improve human health. "We have very effective treatments for cancer in adolescents, but they only work if the patient takes them," said Steve Cole, Ph.D.,...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-08-19)
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