United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans and the Public. Use the links below, and left, to learn more about VA research.

VA-Funded Researchers. Use the links below, and left, to find resources specifically for VA investigators, including new funding opportunities, updated guidance, publication citations, deadlines, and more.

Announcements
VA ORD Research Video and Brochure Series

The VA ORD Research Video and Brochure Series highlight VA research in many important areas.

The videos highlight VA research in the following areas: cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, diabetes, genomics, equity, hearing loss, pain management, Parkinson's disease, PTSD, prosthetics, TBI, vision loss, and women's health.

The brochures highlight VA research in the following areas: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF), PTSD, TBI, Women's Health, Mental Health, Prosthetics, Rural Health, and Federal Research Collaboration.

To view the videos, click here. To view the brochures, click here. To access the brochure order form, click here (1 MB, PDF).

Research Highlights
VA Research Currents
VA Research CurrentsIn this issue: Toxins as therapy; Studies seek best ways to draw homeless veterans into primary care; Who’s at risk for PTSD? VA-DoD research seeks answers; Career Milestones...
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Featured Content

Studies seek best ways to draw homeless veterans into primary careStefan Kertesz, MD, MSc, vividly recalls a patient he saw at a homeless shelter in the 1990s. The man had a mood disorder and hypertension. Clinical guidelines and performance measures called for aggressively managing the blood pressure. But Kertesz sensed that if he were to go that route during their initial meetings, it would drive the man away and stifle their budding patient-doctor relationship...

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Upcoming Events
Here you will find notifications for scientific meetings and events that may be of interest to the VA research community.
VA Research Week 2010

National VA Research Week
April 26-30, 2010
Research activities to be posted soon!