Researchers strive to make 3D-printed artificial lung to help Vets with respiratory disease
VA scientists are working to create a 3D-printed artificial lung that promises to dramatically improve the …
Category: Research
Major DoD study on service member, Veteran health to add VA data
The landmark military-sponsored Millennium Cohort Study, which has tracked the health of more than 200,000 …
Smokers hazy on actual benefits of lung cancer screenings
Many people who smoke seem to be confused about the actual benefits and limitations of lung cancer …
How intimate partner violence affects women Veterans
Dr. Katherine Iverson is a clinical psychologist and researcher in the Women's Health Division of the …
Testing a Chinese mind-body exercise as a therapy for Gulf War Veterans
VA researchers are studying whether tai chi, an ancient Chinese mind-body therapy, can help relieve the …
Introducing an Air Force Veteran and VA researcher with a colorful family history and a half-century of service with VA
Air Force Veteran Dr. Sol Solomon chose Texas over Europe during the Vietnam war for a very personal reason. …
Long-time VA clinician, researcher inspired by those who have served
The career of longtime VA clinician-researcher Dr. Stephen Hunt is inspired by the memory of his father, who …
Research helps Veteran-actor succeed despite TBI and related growth-hormone deficiency
Research is helping Iraq Army Veteran Lance Caver pursue his acting career as he copes with traumatic brain …
For Vets with PTSD, therapeutic group outings may pave the way back into communal life
At the Baltimore VA Medical Center, Veterans with PTSD have participated in group-based exposure therapy, …
Can older Vets with TBIs benefit from mobile game apps?
A VA pilot study is looking at whether two types of video-game-like apps can help improve cognitive health …