Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury
Research Highlights/News
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2021
Research Highlights:
- CDMRP supports Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Research on Behalf of the Department of Defense
- Lethal Means Counseling and Distribution of Cable Locks Increase Safe Firearm Storage among Military Personnel
News:
- JAMA Highlights Success of BrainScope's EEG-based Concussion Index As Reliable Indicator of Concussion (external link)
BrainScope, March 4, 2021 - Counseling on Gun Safety Could Cut Suicide Rate in Military: Study (external link)
U.S.News, January 8, 2021
2020
Research Highlights:
- Identifying Biomarkers that Distinguish Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Using Advanced Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Preparing for Future Battlefield Contestations by Maximizing Medical and Prolonged Field Care Methods in the Operational Environment
News:
- Portable MRI Device Brings Imaging to the Battlefield and Bedside (external link)
USA MRDC, November 13, 2020 - Biomarkers identified in collegiate athletes that could help predict time needed to recover from concussion (external link)
National Institutes of Health, August 31 , 2020 - Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (CENC) data shared via the FITBIR Informatics System (external link)
FITBIR, July 3, 2020 - New consortium probing mysteries of traumatic brain injury (external link)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, January 29, 2020
2019
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Funding Opportunity (CTRR) for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19)
June 25, 2019 - Department of Defense Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19)
March 26, 2019
Research Highlights:
- Human Neural Stem Cells, a New Approach to Restorative Therapy for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
- Novel Prosurvival Strategies Enhance Prolonged Field Care
News:
- VA, Defense Fund $50 Million Consortium to Study Traumatic Brain Injury
PH/TBI, October 25, 2019 - TED Initiative-developed software is the first biomarker tool qualified by the FDA (external link)
U.S Food & Drug Administration, March 15, 2019 - A Randomized controlled trial in Veterans with PTSD (external link)
The Lancet, January 14, 2019
2018
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Funding Opportunity (R2OE) for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)
July 26, 2018 - Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program and JPC-6 Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)
May 31, 2018 - Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program and JPC-8 Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)
May 30, 2018
Research Highlights:
- Effect of Prolonged Exposure Therapy on PTSD Symptom Severity in Military Personnel
- Predicting Generalized Anxiety Among Military Couples Following Deployment
- A Military-Relevant Model of Closed Concussive Head Injury: Longitudinal Studies Characterizing and Validating Single and Repetitive mTBI
News:
- Study Finds 2-Week Long Exposure Therapy Effective In Treating Combat PTSD (external link)
Texas Public Radio, January 30, 2018
2017
Press Releases:
- Federal Agencies Partner for Military and Veteran Pain Management Research
October 6, 2017 - Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program Funding Opportunity
October 3, 2017 - Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program Joint Program Committee 5/Military Operational Medicine Research Program Funding Opportunities
September 14, 2017 - Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program Upcoming Funding Opportunity April 7, 2017
- Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities February 10, 2017
Research Highlights:
- Genetic and Environmental Predictors of Combat-Related PTSD/The STRONG STAR Multidisciplinary PTSD Research Consortium
- The TBI Endpoints Development (TED) Initiative Advances Multidisciplinary Research Efforts to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of TBI
- THE NCAA-DOD GRAND ALLIANCE: Concussion Assessment, Research, and Education Consortium (CARE)
- TEAM-TBI: a Precision Medicine Approach for TBI
- CENC Researchers Blaze a Trail to New Insights in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
News:
- Enhanced Cognitive Rehabilitation to Treat Comorbid Traumatic Brain Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (external link)
US Department of Defense, Blast Injury Research Program Coordinating Office, July 18, 2017 - USC professors discuss LGBT service members (external link)
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, June 26, 2017 - The Hormone Oxytocin is Being Tested for Treatment of PTSD and Alcohol Abuse (external link)
University of California San Francisco, May 17, 2017 - FDA Recognition of TBI Endpoints Development (TED) Initiative Efforts (external link)
University of California, San Francisco, April 21, 2017
2016
Press Releases:
- Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program Upcoming Funding Opportunity June 7, 2016
- Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program Upcoming Funding Opportunity April 18, 2016
Research Highlights:
- The INjury and TRaumatic STress (INTRuST) Clinical Consortium Neuroimaging Leadership Core
- Operation Brain Trauma Therapy: Consortium Identifies Promising New Treatments and Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury
- The INjury and TRaumatic STress (INTRuST) Clinical Consortium Brings Together Scientists to Further Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research
- Treatment of Adult Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Using Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells
- Treatment of TBI with Hormonal and Pharmacological Support, Preclinical Validation Using Diffuse and Mechanical TBI Animal Models
- Building a Family Systems Model to Promote Adherence to PTSD Treatment
- Is telemedicine-delivered therapy as effective as treatment delivered at the clinic?
- Defining the Impact of Group Therapy on Treating PTSD in Active Military Personnel
News:
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Active-Duty Military Find PTSD Relief Through Individual Cognitive Therapy(external link)
Duke Health , November 29, 2016 -
Health research: Stem cell therapy appears to have traumatic brain injury treatment effect (external link)
UThealth, November 16, 2016 -
BrainScope Announces FDA Clearance of the First Handheld Medical Device for Assessment of the Full Spectrum of Traumatic Brain Injury (external link)
BrainScope, September 30, 2016
2015
Press Releases:
- Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program Upcoming Funding Opportunity August 17, 2015
- Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program Upcoming Funding Opportunity June 15, 2015
Research Highlights:
- Investigation of Prognostic Ability of Novel Imaging Markers for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- The TBI Endpoints Development (TED) Brings Together Scientists to Further TBI Research and Improve Diagnostic and Treatment Tools
- Is Training Service Dogs a Potential PTSD Therapy?
- Mitigating Risks of Child Neglect and Maltreatment in U.S. Army Families
- Uncovering Novel Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
News:
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Women Soldiers at No Greater Risk for PTSD (external link)
Psych Central, September 1, 2015 -
Mental health soon after war-zone concussions predicts disability (external link)
Washington University School of Medicine, March 4, 2015
2014
Research Highlights:
- The Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium
- The DoD Partners with the VA to Advance Research on TBI and PTSD
- STRONG STAR Responds to Families of Fort Hood Shooting Victims
- Treating Traumatic Brain Injury with Carbon Nanoparticle Antioxidants
- A Brain-Machine-Brain Interface for Rewiring of Cortical Circuitry after Traumatic Brain Injury
News
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Racing to Detect Brain Trauma (external link)
Chemical & Engineering News, August 11, 2014
2013
Press Releases:
2012
Press Releases:
- Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to fund Consortia Studying Combat Related PTSD and TBI September 7, 2012
Research Highlights:
- Family-Based Intervention with Traumatized Service Members and Their Young Children
- Deployment-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI): Incidence, Natural History, and Predictors of Recovery in Soldiers Returning from OIF/OEF
News:
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Nanoparticles may enhance cancer therapy (external link)
Rice University, March 8, 2012
Video Highlights:
2011
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Applied Traumatic Brain Injury Award Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2011 September 13, 2011
Research Highlights:
- Small Molecule Activators of the TRK Receptors for Neuroprotection
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy to Battle PTSD
- Spouse Telephone BATTLEMIND: A Telephone Support Program for Spouses to Help Soldiers Transition Home
2010
Press Releases:
Research Highlights:
- Conditioned Fear Extinction and Generalization in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Treatment of Active Duty Military with PTSD in Primary Care: PTSD-PC Program Early Findings
- High-Throughput Screening of Therapeutic Neural Stimulation Targets: Toward Principles of Preventing and Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
News:
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Call For Abstracts
Published: May 18, 2010 -
PTSD Researcher Named One of Time Magazine's Most Influential (external link)
Published: April 29, 2010 -
Institute of Medicine Assesses Needs of Returning Veterans (external link)
Published: March 31, 2010
2009
Press Releases:
2008
News:
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DOD Funds Nationwide Study of Posttraumatic Stress and Brain Injury
(external link)
Published: September 9, 2008 -
Pentagon Spends $300M to Study Troops' Stress, Trauma
(external link)
Published: August 6, 2008 -
Combat Helmet That Could Relay Injury Data
(external link)
Published: March 6, 2008
2007
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