Gulf War Illness
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2024
News:
- James O'Callaghan received 2024 SOT Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award for Outstanding Contributions in Neurotoxicology and Pioneering work on a Gulf War Illness Rodent Model (external link)
toxchange, March 21, 2024
2023
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News:
- Gulf War Illness Caused by Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Not Inflammation (external link)
UC San Diego Today, August 7, 2023
2021
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21)
January 27, 2021
Research Highlights:
- Boston University Tackles Gulf War Illness Through Collaboration and Community Resources
- Life Sciences Special Issue Focuses on Gulf War Illness Research
- The Unwavering Mission of the GWIRP Thirty Years after the Persian Gulf War
News:
- 30 Years after Gulf War, Veterans Still Battle Health Issues Caused by Toxic Wounds (external link)
Boston University School of Public Health, November 5, 2021
2020
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20)
February 26, 2020
Research Highlights:
- Misconceptions about GWI and the Impact of Provider Attitudes: Assessing and Addressing Problems
- CNS autoantibodies lead to a differential diagnostic test for Gulf War Illness
- Joint VA/DoD Gulf War Illness State of the Science Conference Draws Hundreds of Researchers and Veterans
- Gulf War Illness State of the Science Conference
News:
- New study offers the first evidence of brain inflammation in veterans with Gulf War Illness (external link)
Massachusetts General Hospital, February 25, 2020
2019
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19)
Arpil 8, 2019
Research Highlights
- GWIRP-funded project expands exciting gut biome finding for Gulf War Illness
- Seeking Solutions: Veteran Learns about Gulf War Illness — TV series brings resources into view
- A Prospective Open-Label Clinical Trial of Methylphenidate plus a GWI-Specific Nutrient Formula in Patients with Gulf War Illness and Concentration Disturbances
- GWI Common Data Elements Initiative
News:
- Veterans Study Suggests Two Subtypes of Gulf War Illness (external link)
Georgetown University Medical Center, December 19, 2019 - Kimberly Sullivan, PhD, Receives 2019 Soaring Eagle Award from Center for Military Health (external link)
Boston University School of Medicine, December 3, 2019 - At BU and Beyond, Many Gulf War Veterans Still Suffer from Toxic Wounds (external link)
Boston University - The Brink , November 15, 2019 - Saurabh Chatterjee and team find solution to Gulf War Illness in FDA-approved antiviral drugs (external link)
University of South Carolina, October 25, 2019 - University of Minnesota medical student's research renews focus on Gulf War illness (external link)
Star Tribune, May 29, 2019 - BU Professor Awarded $3.2M to Establish Biorepository Network for Gulf War Illness Research (external link)
Boston University - School of Public Health, April 24, 2019 - NSU researchers investigate potential Gulf War Illness (external link)
The Current - Nova Southeastern University, April 11, 2019 - Gulf War Veterans "Aging" Faster (external link)
Boston University School of Public Health, March 26, 2019 - The FASEB Journal: GI neuroimmune disruption contributes to Gulf War Illness (external link)
EurekAlert! Science News, March 6, 2019
2018
Research Highlights
- The Gulf War Illness Clinical Trials and Interventions Consortium and the Boston Biorepository, Recruitment, and Integrative Network for GWI
- Alabama initiative for Veteran-based research
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities (NIA) for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)
July 16, 2018 - Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)
March 5, 2018
2017
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2017
March 2, 2017
News:
- Brain Chemistry Profiles Shows Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illness as Unique Disorders (external link)
Georgetown University Medical Center, November 16, 2017 - Establishing Gulf War Illness Human Stem Cell Biorepository (external link)
Boston University School of Public Health, June 5, 2017 - SPH to Share $1.1M for Gulf War Women's Research (external link)
February 22, 2017
2016
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) April 7, 2016
News:
- Acupuncture Fights Gulf War Illness, US Department of Defense (external link) November 15, 2016
2015
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2015 April 27, 2015
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2014
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2014 August 22, 2014
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2014 April 11, 2014
Research Highlights:
- Enhanced Neuroinflammation in Gulf War Illness
- Theory-Driven Models for Correcting "Fight or Flight" Imbalance in Gulf War Illness
- Novel Diagnosis of Gulf War Illness by Measuring Mitochondrial Function
News:
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Coenzyme Q10 Helps Veterans Battle Gulf War Illness Symptoms (external link)
UC San Diego Health Sciences, November 7, 2014
2013
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2013 April 11, 2013
Research Highlights:
News:
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First Physical Evidence of Gulf war Illness Discovered in Veterans' Brains (external link)
Georgetown University, March 28, 2013
2012
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2012 January 27, 2012
Research Highlights:
News:
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Will 'mindfulness' help Gulf War veterans sleep? (external link)
The Salt Lake Tribune, June 25, 2012 -
Study seeks veterans of Persian Gulf War (external link)
MassLive, May 16, 2012
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2011
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2011 January 14, 2011
Research Highlights:
- Treatment of Memory Impairment and Sensorimotor Deficits in an Animal Model for the Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
- Biomarkers of Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Tissue Factor, Chronic Coagulopathy, and Inflammation
- Identification of Biological Pathways Implicated in Hippocampal Dysfunction and Cognitive Impairment in Gulf War Illness
News:
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Genomic Instability and Gulf War Illness (external link)
Wayne State University, April 12, 2011
2010
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2010 February 10, 2010
Research Highlights:
News:
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IOM Calls for Commitment to Gulf War Illness Research (external link)
Published: April 9, 2010 -
VA Releases Report on Gulf War Illness (external link)
Published: March 29, 2010 -
Researchers' Work on Gulf War Illness Pays Off for Veterans (external link)
Published: March 19, 2010
2009
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2009 March 6, 2009
Research Highlights:
- Analysis of Paraoxonase Status among U.S. Navy Gulf War Veterans with Increased Postwar Symptoms, Psychological Morbidity and Medical Conditions
- Structural MRI and Cognitive Correlates in Pest-Control Personnel from Gulf War I
- Novel Pharmacological Approaches for Treatment of Neurotoxicity Induced by Exposure to Depleted Uranium
2008
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2008 April 21, 2008
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2006
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