This year's theme is "Science in Service of Veterans"...Learn more

Register for the virtual symposium on May 20, 2022, featuring presentations by award-winning VA researchers.

Heartwarming Innovation: VA's commitment to cutting-edge research has established innovations that are nothing short of lifesaving. From the first successful human liver transplant to the invention of the warm perfusion organ storage system, VA has changed the landscape for organ transplantation and improved outcomes for Veterans with organ failure.

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Alcohol use disorder prevalent among Veterans

Genetic testing could protect against adverse drug interactions

Post-concussive symptoms linked to suicide risk

Pain in non-amputated arm common in Veterans with arm amputation

Older and underweight Veterans at higher risk of death from COVID-19

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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

Participate in research

• Million Veteran Program (MVP)


• VA Office of R&D Clinical Trials


• Cognition, Behavior and Caregiver Burden in ALS


• Novel Interventions for Gulf War Illness


• Collaborative Aging (in Place) Research using Technology (CART)

• A ‘factory reset’ for the brain cures anxiety, drinking behavior (05/04/2022...University of Illinois Chicago)


• Subtle racial slights at work cause job dissatisfaction, burnout for Black employees (05/03/2022...Rice University)


• A unique machine-learning model predicts homelessness among US soldiers before their transition to civilian life (05/03/2022...Massachusetts General Hospital)


• Uniformed Services University to Host May 4th DoD Cancer Moonshot Roundtable (05/02/2022...Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)


• How to make health research more relevant to patients and veterans? Make them partners in the research process (04/14/2022...Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute)


• Your mental health may impact your chances of breakthrough COVID (04/14/2022...University of California - San Francisco)


• Association of psychiatric disorders with SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection (04/14/2022...JAMA Network)

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