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Brains of veterans near bomb blasts appear to age faster.

News: June 03, 2015

U.S. veterans who were nearby to bomb blasts in Iraq and Afghanistan appear to experience faster brain aging, according to a new study. The study, which is the first to examine the longer-term brain health of veteransexposed to bomb blasts, was published this week in Brain: A Journal of Neurology....

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VA's TRACTS program seeking breakthroughs on traumatic brain injury

News: April 01, 2020

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The BAT-L uses novel forensic interview techniques to evaluate TBI in post-9/11 Veterans

News: November 10, 2022

Perceived stigma, a 'tough it out' mentality, confidentiality issues, and a commitment to the mission can all contribute to underreporting,” said Dr. Sahra Kim, research psychologist at the VA Boston Healthcare System and lead author of a recent study on the diagnostic accuracy of the Boston...

Treating Trauma with Weights

News: January 03, 2023

About 12 million Americans are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, with the symptoms of PTSD contributing to long-term health issues. But many are finding relief through a common form of exercise, lifting a burden through weightlifting. Dr. James Whitworth discusses his work with CBS News...

Substance abuse up among active duty personnel

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PTSD

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One project in TRACTS is looking at how experiences during childhood might influence how service members react to stress later in life. Studies have shown that people’s reactions to stress are in part due to how much stress and psychological trauma they were exposed to when they were children. Using...

Vocational Rehabilitation

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Vocational counseling remains an integral part of our TRACTS Center of Excellence. As always, our aim is to help ease the transition of service members from the military to the civilian workforce. We hope to provide practical assistance to service members in the following areas: Writing an effective...

BRAVE

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The BRAVE trial is a Department of Defense sponsored, multi-site clinical trial targeting improvement of cognitive deficits associated with mild traumatic brain injury. In particular, it tests whether multiple sessions of at-home computer-based cognitive training can generalize to improvements in...

Frontal White Matter

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Alcohol use and neuroimaging data were obtained as part of a comprehensive assessment of post-deployment health at the VA Boston TBI Center of Excellence (TRACTS). Veterans of OEF/OIF/OND present to the VA with complex and interactive psychological and physical problems, including high rates of...