The study is part of a larger effort to adapt VR so it can be beneficial to seniors’ health and emotional well-being and help lessen the impact dementia has on some of them.
Nation & World
National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Strike at Eiffel Tower closes one of the world’s most popular monuments to visitors
The hugely popular 1083-foot landmark in central Paris has seen soaring visitor numbers in the lead-up to the Summer Olympics in the French capital.
Japan vows support to Ukraine while hosting conference focused on war-torn country’s reconstruction
Japan hopes to build momentum for global support for Ukraine as the war drags on and attention is diverted to the war in Gaza.
Navalny’s widow vows to continue his fight against the Kremlin and punish Putin for his death
Fighting back tears, Yulia Navalnaya accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband in a remote prison and vowed to punish him and other alleged perpetrators.
Prayer for Evita: Here’s why many Argentinians are still devoted the first lady who died in 1952
Between 1946 and 1952, when Evita died of cancer at age 33 and husband President Juan Domingo Perón concluded his first term, the couple dignified the working class and prioritized social justice.
Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal
The case opened against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, which immediately became a focal point of the day.
2 officers, 1 first responder killed at the scene of a domestic call in Minnesota; suspect dead
Crews were responding to a call involving an armed man who had barricaded himself inside with family.
Flood watches issued as another round of wet winter storms hits California
California’s central coast is at risk of “significant flooding.”
As deaths climb, NYC mulls e-bike safety crackdown
Safety checks and enforcement would be a key role of a proposed new city agency.
Solemn monument to Japanese American WWII detainees lists more than 125,000 names
Japanese Americans who were incarcerated on U.S. soil during World War II are being commemorated at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles