by Chris Simmons | Dec 18, 2018 | Previously Featured Research Projects
A major disorder affecting veterans in the 21st century is post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. Many patients with PTSD never seek effective treatment or do not stay in treatment long enough to receive an effective dose. Effective PTSD treatments include certain...
by Chris Simmons | Dec 18, 2018 | Previously Featured Research Projects
Aliza Wingo, MD, MSc is a Staff Psychiatrist and Investigator at the Atlanta VA Health Care System. Many veterans whom she sees in her clinic have symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and depression. Wingo wants to understand the genetic factors...
by Chris Simmons | Dec 18, 2018 | Previously Featured Research Projects
Bone fractures are a serious medical problem for older Americans, including veterans. Almost one-half of all women and one-third of all men are likely to suffer a hip fracture in their older years, and almost one-third of those who break a hip will die within a year....
by Chris Simmons | Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dr. Hart received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his MD degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He performed clinical training in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Florida in Gainesville,...
by Chris Simmons | Mar 13, 2018 | Previously Featured Research Projects
Microbiologists have identified a component of a genetic switch, which they call a potential “Achilles’ heel”, for a type of bacteria often associated with wounded warriors. The switch makes it possible for Acinetobacter baumannii to change between a...
