KANSAS CITY — This fall, East Carolina University researcher Carmen Russoniello will hand sickle cell anemia patients video game controllers and see whether playing the games helps them control stress and reduce pain caused by their disease.
Researchers look to video games for therapeutic effects
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 | 9:19 p.m. CDT;
updated 1:01 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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