For Veterans
Research Highlights
Throughout the Veterans Administration, many dedicated researchers are working to improve the health and healthcare of Veterans. The following briefs highlight some of their recent work.
- Study: 'Mantram' meditation eases PTSD
- Men, women equally likely to use VA homeless services
- What makes Navy SEALs tick? Study suggests key to stress control
- Probing war's effects on women Service members
- In pilot study, Veterans with PTSD and traumatic brain injury benefit from prolonged exposure therapy
85 years of VA R&D
Watch this story of the history of VA research, and see the amazing discoveries that make Veterans' lives better every day.
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VA Resources
From research on tuberculosis in the 1940s, to today's developments in advanced robotic prosthetics, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has ranked as one of the nation's leaders in health research
Click on a state to find research centers, clinical trials, and other Veterans services near you
About Our Research
From research on tuberculosis in the 1940s, to today's developments in advanced robotic prosthetics, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has ranked as one of the nation's leaders in health research.
The VA Research program consists of four main research services, which work together to address the full spectrum of Veterans' health needs
- Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development conducts preclinical research to understand life processes from the molecular, genomic, and physiological level in regard to diseases affecting Veterans.
- Clinical Science Research and Development focuses on clinical trials and other research involving human volunteers to study new treatments, compare existing therapies, and improve clinical practice and care.
- Health Services Research and Development supports research to improve the delivery of health care to Veterans.
- Rehabilitation Research and Development conducts research to create innovations that restore Veterans who have become disabled due to injury or disease.
Search Our Funded Studies
You can read information about some of our funded studies at the links below. Currently, three of our programs have online data available for review: HSR&D, QUERI, and CSP (Cooperative Studies/Clinical Trials). All VA Office of R&D funded studies are expected to be available online by the end of 2012.