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.
Improving treatments for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder
A major disorder affecting veterans in the 21st century is post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. Many patients with PTSD never seek effective...
Enhancing Resilience and Adaptive Factors to Ease PTSD and Depression
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...
Preventing Fracture by Enlisting the Immune System to Counteract Osteoporosis
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...
A Novel Mechanism Regulating Virulence in Acinetobacter baumanni
Microbiologists have identified a component of a genetic switch, which they call a potential "Achilles' heel", for a type of bacteria often...