Office of Research & Development

Simplifying medical jargon for patients

VA researchers have created an online resource that helps patients better understand their health care providers' electronic medical notes, which are often written in ways that make them difficult for the average person to comprehend.

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From combat gear to lab coats

Dr. Ngan Huang, a biomedical engineer at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, currently has two former Marines interning in her lab, and plans to expand the opportunity to other Veterans.

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Promoting safe gun storage

Researchers found that community events at which gun owners received education and free locking devices led to higher rates of safe gun storage. The study followed gun-owners who had taken part in firearm-safety events held at sporting-goods stores.

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Transgender Vets' satisfaction with care

Most transgender Veterans who use VA health care are satisfied with their care, according to a VA Puget Sound Health Care System study. The findings are based on a survey of nearly 300 transgender Veterans, more than half of whom had used VA care.

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In Brief
Study probes impact of stress on Coast Guardsmen’s mental health Older women especially susceptible to blood pressure spikes during exercise Expanding VA home-based primary care to American Indian communities \| See all VA Research News Briefs \|

In Brief

Study probes impact of stress on Coast Guardsmen’s mental health

Older women especially susceptible to blood pressure spikes during exercise

Expanding VA home-based primary care to American Indian communities

| See all VA Research News Briefs |

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Volunteering in VA Research The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ranks as one of the nation's leaders in health research. Thousands of studies are conducted at VA medical centers, outpatient clinics, and nursing homes each year. This research has significantly contributed to advancements in health care for Veterans and other Americans from every walk of life... Learn more See also: Million Veteran Program (MVP), VA sponsored Clinical Trials

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Navy Veteran Pernell Baker is a patient at the Washington, DC, VA Medical Center. VA patients like him took
part in guided tour research at other VA sites to let researchers know their thoughts and feelings about the care they receive.

Volunteering in VA Research

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ranks as one of the nation's leaders in health research. Thousands of studies are conducted at VA medical centers, outpatient clinics, and nursing homes each year. This research has significantly contributed to advancements in health care for Veterans and other Americans from every walk of life... Learn more

Research Topic of the Day
Afghanistan/Iraq Veterans Restoring ill and injured Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to their highest level of functioning when they return home is an important challenge facing VA researchers... Learn more View All Topics

Research Topic of the Day

Afghanistan/Iraq Veterans

Restoring ill and injured Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to their highest level of functioning when they return home is an important challenge facing VA researchers... Learn more

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Research News from Local VA Medical Centers and our Academic and Federal Research Partners
Communication among health care facilities key to preventing spread of drug-resistant bacteria (09/20/2017...Oregon State University) Researchers develop new tool to assess individual's level of wisdom (09/20/2017...University of California San Diego) Sleep Deprivation is an Effective Anti-depressant for Nearly Half of Depressed Patients (09/19/2017...Penn Medicine) Study uncovers markers for severe form of multiple sclerosis (09/18/2017... Yale University) LSUHealthNO Research discovers potential new Rx target for colon cancer (09/12/2017...Louisiana State University) View More

Research News from Local VA Medical Centers
and our Academic and Federal Research Partners

Communication among health care facilities key to preventing spread of drug-resistant bacteria (09/20/2017...Oregon State University)

Researchers develop new tool to assess individual's level of wisdom (09/20/2017...University of California San Diego)

Sleep Deprivation is an Effective Anti-depressant for Nearly Half of Depressed Patients (09/19/2017...Penn Medicine)

Study uncovers markers for severe form of multiple sclerosis (09/18/2017... Yale University)

LSUHealthNO Research discovers potential new Rx target for colon cancer (09/12/2017...Louisiana State University)

Media Reports

Fire ants may hold key to psoriasis treatment

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News covered a study led by a researcher with VA and Emory University that points to a potential treatment for psoriasis—a potentially debilitating condition that affects up to 6 million U.S. patients—in the venom of fire ants. The researchers successfully tested compounds in mice that they developed from solenopsin, the toxic chemical in fire ant venom. The study appeared in Scientific Reports.

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