#VAResearchNewsBrief: VA researchers in @vasaltlakecity added low concentrations of copper to fluorapatite to create infection-resistant bone and dental implants. The copper-infused material limited bacterial adhesion without harming bone-growing cells.
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For 100 yrs #VAResearch has been improving the lives of Veterans and all Americans through health care discovery & innovation. X Policy: go.usa.gov/y7l
Joined January 2011
- Dr. Michelle Pebole, PhD, MA, from @VABostonHC, was selected for the NIH–VA Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Scholars Program for her development of exercise programs designed specifically for Women Veterans who have experienced trauma,
- Dr. Sarah Javier, PhD, MS, from @VAPaloAlto, was selected for the NIH–VA Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Scholars Program for her studies in pain care and non pharmacological pain management disparities. As a 2026–2028 BIRCWH Scholar, Dr.
- RT @ClevelandFES: Please join us in congratulating FES Investigators Emily Graczyk PhD, Nathan Makowski PhD, Varun Sundaram MD,PhD, and Cyn…
- #VAResearchNewsBrief: @VASDHealthcare & @VAGreaterLA researchers found Veterans with mid- or late-life depression face significantly higher risk of Alzheimer's & related dementias. Mid-life diagnosis = 250%+ greater risk. Late-life = 70% higher risk. Findings stress need for
- #VAResearchNewsBrief: @VAPhiladelphia researchers helped develop a new genetic risk score for type 2 diabetes with greater accuracy across European, African, South Asian, East Asian, and mixed American ancestries. Using data from 2.2M people, including VA MVP, the freely
- #VAResearchNewsBrief: @vasaltlakecity researchers used sintering on gel-cast fluorapatite scaffolds at high temperatures, achieving compressive strengths of 5-13 MPa to improve bone regeneration for Veterans with critical bone defects. #VAResearch research.va.gov/news_briefs/ne…
- #VAResearchNewsBrief: @VAAnnArbor researchers studied a sodium reduction app to refine reinforcement learning algorithms that personalize reminder notifications, helping guide AI development for health intervention apps. #VAResearch research.va.gov/news_briefs/ne…
- RT @RMIRECC: Register now! SRM Lecture Series presents: Navigating Clinical Decision-Making in the Context of Acute Suicide Risk Dr. Mere…
- #VAResearchNewsBrief: St. Louis VA study of 1.5M Veterans shows lung cancer 3-year survival more than doubled from 2007-2019. VA care rose 24% to 51%; community care 24% to 41%. Integrated systems drive faster gains. #VAResearch research.va.gov/news_briefs/ne…
- "Veterans helping one another is the antidote." —Dr. Marianne Goodman, @VABronx Her group safety planning program, Project Life Force, could reduce Veteran suicide by 40% nationwide, saving ~2,700 lives a year, based on a new VA randomized trial. #VAResearch
