Genetic links between severe COVID-19 and other diseases

Dog ownership linked to physical exercise in older adults

Factors linked to suicidal behavior remission

Alcohol use disorder prevalent among Veterans

Genetic testing could protect against adverse drug interactions

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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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