Blogs

Welcome to the 18Loop blog! You will find stories from patients and families, health and wellness XR industry news, partner and fundraising updates and insight into our progress and mission. Our team will post regular updates including our coverage in the press. Enjoy the updates!

18LOOP FOCUSING ON NEW RESEARCH

This summer, 18Loop is focusing on several new research initiatives that will help our kids with cancer to tolerate treatment, recover and thrive. Our Joint Experimental Intervention Research Study (JEIRS) with the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) currently has a full cohort of 25 participants. We are receiving great qualitative feedback from the kids and…

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18LOOP DOUBLES STUDY PARTICIPANTS

We are excited to announce that in May, with the help of the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), 18Loop more than doubled the number of kids with cancer in the the Joint Experimental Intervention Research Study (JEIRS). So far, our survey data has indicated that all of our kids report doing better in the hospital…

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18LOOP WINS FAST COMPANY’S WCI!

18Loop is proud to announce that we have won an honorable mention in Fast Company‘s World Changing Ideas 2021. Check out our Press Release HERE. This recognition will help us to raise funds and to scale our growing research study. We are shipping new Oculus Quest 2 headsets in May, and the American Childhood Cancer…

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SERVIER PHARMACEUTICALS FUNDS 18LOOP!

18Loop is happy to announce that Phase II of our Joint Experimental Intervention Research Study (JEIRS) with the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) has been funded by Servier Pharmaceuticals. Servier is a partner of the ACCO and is helping the 18Loop team to support ACCO kids in the fight against pediatric cancer. It has been…

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18LOOP/ACCO JEIRS EARLY RESULTS IN!

When pediatric cancer patient Elizabeth first tried Virtual Reality (VR), she exclaimed that it was “amazing and exciting.” She didn’t realize it at first, but VR would prove to be an aid in the hospital for her and her fellow study participants. Elizabeth is the first of seven teens to test VR in 18Loop and…

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18LOOP, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND THE FUTURE

2021 has been a wonderful year for 18Loop and our kids with cancer. All of us are grateful that although the pandemic is still not controlled, life is moving ahead. A key focus area for the 18Loop team in 2021 is scientific research. In order to effectively distribute our VR solution, it was necessary to…

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Please make a donation to 18Loop. We are a volunteer organization and all donations support the purchase of VR headsets for our kids. Every dollar counts toward helping a child fight cancer more effectively. We appreciate donations of any amount, or you can ship a headset to our partners at the American Childhood Cancer Organization.

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