Dr. Mark Logue, an Army Veteran, is a statistician in the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System. His research interests include the genetics of brain disorders such as PTSD, Alzheimer’s disease, and anxiety.
VA researchers are studying GERD, a digestive disorder that affects the lower esophageal valve that controls the flow between the esophagus and stomach.
It’s the first method in the world that can activate muscles – using minimally invasive techniques – to produce an effective cough. Veteran: "This research…is helping to improve the lives of others."
Four U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers will receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
VA researchers showcased their latest scientific, medical, and technological advances at the second annual “VA Research Day on the Hill.”
Scientists at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System and Tulane University have announced a breakthrough in research that could lead to safer treatment of pain with less risk for addiction and overdose compared to currently available opioid medications.
APOLLO is a complex acronym for a data collection project with an important goal: individualized cancer treatment. VA is working with federal partners in largely unprecedented cancer research.
VA Careers is at the 2018 American Epilepsy Society (AES) […]
VA has a program called REACH VET which identifies Veterans at highest risk for suicide. It identified 30,000 Veterans in its first year. A study calls the program promising.
Still in its infancy, VA researchers hope to build the first artificial lung that closely replicates the natural lung and compatible with living cells.
VA research drives the innovations that improve the lives of Veterans, like advanced prostheses, telehealth, and better treatments for mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
Veterans and others with chronic kidney disease are at a much higher risk of developing heart disease, compared with the general population.
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