Previously Featured Projects
For 90 years, the Veterans Affairs Research and Development program has been improving Veterans’ lives. VA Research is unique in that it is the only program in the United States focused entirely on conducting research to address the full spectrum of Veterans’ health needs.
FAVER is actively engaged in the Veteran community, administering groundbreaking research aimed to improve overall healthcare. To read more about the types of research projects being conducted at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, click the information below.
Dr. Vincent Marconi conducts promising research on treatment for COVID-19 patients
Special thanks to Dr. Vince Marconi on his research of testing the anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib in combination with other medications to...
Improving Vascular Health and Function in Veterans
Aging is associated with stiffening and blockages of blood vessels that can reduce blood flow causing injury to muscle and skin. Veterans are...
Understanding Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with PTSD
The effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on patients' mental health and well-being has been increasingly recognized. However, PTSD also...
New Strategies to Prevent Vision Loss
Many veterans have glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), or vision loss caused by damage to the retina, the back layer of the eyeball...
Lung cancer screening to save Veterans’ lives
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) cares for thousands of Veterans diagnosed with lung cancer each year. Veterans experience a greater...
Using Smartphones to Change Lifestyles and Save Lives
Coronary heart disease is the largest cause of death amongst veterans. Although cardiac rehabilitation is a life-saving program for patients with...
Identifying new targets for treating the number one killer
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the number one killer of Americans and the leading cause of hospitalization in the VA health care...
Defining how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics
Antibiotics have saved millions of lives and prevented serious medical consequences from infections since their introduction in the mid-20th...
Optimizing care for older Veterans and those living with Parkinson disease
Parkinson disease, while known for the motor symptoms such as tremor, slowness of movement and stiffness, is also associated with non-motor symptoms...
Prevention of Fractures: A significant health intervention that may improve longevity and quality of life in the aging veteran population
The human skeleton performs numerous functions critical to overall health. A decline in bone health, which can occur in response to disease, medical...
Strategies to prevent vision loss in patients with retinal disease
Blinding retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma affect over 10 million people in the United...
Novel edible treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases and associated colon cancer
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a broad term that describes conditions with chronic and recurring inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract....