Are you a Veteran with a history of childhood abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction? Then you may be at a higher risk for problematic alcohol or drug use, especially if you are a woman Veteran.
“Our work will significantly enhance our abilities for early detection, and optimize and individualize breast cancer screening for all women Veterans and women in general.”
The research is centered on cardiovascular tissue engineering, a way of creating artificial pieces of blood vessels and heart tissue using bioengineering principles.
The national research project began in 2011 and currently is the largest genomic database in the world with nearly 600,000 Veteran volunteers nationwide.
Dr. Clifford Cho, a physician-researcher at the Ann Arbor VA studies cancer and specializes in treating Veterans with melanoma, a common skin cancer.
The study has been one of the world's largest and most rigorous trials comparing the two methods of heart bypass surgery. It was sponsored by VA's Cooperative Studies Program.
A Louisiana VA researcher is the principal investigator in groundbreaking research focusing on gender differences and the role of male and female hormones in diabetes.
Researchers are working hard to understand the causes of arthritis and to develop better treatments, and ultimately a cure.
Rory Cooper’s inventions are used by over one-quarter million people with disabilities, and research equipment he designed is being used in nearly 100 laboratories and training facilities around the world.
The National Center for PTSD has maintained a strong commitment to improve the care of Veterans through research into the prevention, causes, assessment, and treatment of traumatic stress disorders and education of Veterans; others affected by trauma; professionals; and policymakers.
Findings could yield insights into the causes of the conditions that affect health and identify targets for the development of medications to treat these problems.
The effort will leverage the latest DOE expertise and technologies in big data, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to identify trends that will support the development of new treatments and preventive strategies.