{
  "id": 146570,
  "title": "Can active video games prevent falls in older adults? New meta-analysis offers key insights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/can-active-video-games-prevent-falls-in-older-adults-new-meta",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-04T21:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-video-games-falls-older-adults.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers from the University of Manchester, alongside international collaborators from Neuroscience Research Australia, ETH Zurich, Karolinska Institutet and Atlantic Technological University, have conducted a new systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the role of active video games, or \"exergames,\" in fall prevention for older adults. The study, led by Dr. Charlotte Eost-Telling and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}