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2024

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24)
  February 13, 2024

2023

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23)
  March 3, 2023

Research Highlights:

• Clinical Trial of Pregnenolone for the Reduction of Symptoms Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury
• Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Novel Stem Cell Model Reveals How Neurons Respond to Stress in PTSD
• Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: 60-Minute Sessions as Effective as 90-Minute Sessions
• Clinical Trial of Sildenafil Citrate for Treatment of Cerebrovascular Dysfunction in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
• Developing the Use of Intranasal Insulin for On-Field Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
• Validating a New Algorithm to Diagnose Traumatic Brain Injury in Far-Forward Settings

News:

• King-Devick testing and concussion recovery time in collegiate athletes (external link)
  ScienceDirect, October 4, 2023
• Neuropathologic and Clinical Findings in Young Contact Sport Athletes Exposed to Repetitive Head Impacts (external link)
  JAMA Network, September 7, 2023
• Head Injury Outcomes Could Take Years to Unfold (external link)
  US News, July 17, 2023
• Concussion Protocols Aid Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery
  health.mil, May 9, 2023
• Treatment for combat-related PTSD advances with method shown to be fast, effective (external link)
  UT Health, January 9, 2023

2022

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22)
  May 5, 2022

Research Highlights:

• Healing from Traumatic Events by Targeting Feelings of Guilt
• Blue Light Therapy: A Promising Supplemental Approach to Lessen PTSD Symptom Severity
• Written Exposure Therapy: An Efficient and Effective Treatment for PTSD

News:

• Stem Cell Study Reveals How Neurons From PTSD Patients React to Stress (external link)
  Mount Sinai, November 14, 2022
• Miller School Device That Diagnoses Concussion at the Point of Care Receives U.S. Patent (external link)
  news wise, October 5, 2022
• Tackling Concussions: NCAA-DOD Care Consortium Battles Brain Injuries (external link)
  Health.mil, January 14, 2022

2021

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21)
  June 15, 2021

Research Highlights:

• ADAPT and Marriage Checkup Together are Strengthening Military Families
• CDMRP supports Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Research on Behalf of the Department of Defense