Medical Research

Federal Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program New!

Federal grant program administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to help states enhance access to comprehensive and coordinated community-based services for individuals with TBI and their families.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Technical Assistance Center New!

A learning, collaboration and benchmarking tool for the grantees and others affiliated with the Federal Traumatic Brain Injury Program.

Altarum: Systems Research for Better Health

Non-profit health systems research institute. Seeks to develop systems that value health, expand access, improve quality and reduce cost.

American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

Promotes rehabilitative research that improves health, independence, productivity and quality of life for people with disabling conditions and facilitates information dissemination and the transfer of technology.

Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress

Lists resources and provides research relating to trauma and coping with traumatic events such as trauma training and education, terriorism preparedness and trauma consultations.

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. Although there are many definitions of clinical trials, they are generally considered to be biomedical or health-related research studies in human beings that follow a pre-defined protocol.

Congressional Special Interest Medical Research Programs (CSI)

Information on research programs addressing breast, prostate, and ovarian cancers, Gulf War Illness, TBI, military health and other areas of medical research.

Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health (PH) & Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

National collaborative network led by DoD and VA to share knowledge on psychological health and TBI, enhance clinical and management approaches and serve the needs of warrior families.

DeployMed ResearchLINK

Presents information on deployment medical research conducted and supported by federal research programs within DoD, VA, and HHS. This Web site is a central resource of information on federally funded medical research related to deployments from the 1990-91 Gulf War forward.

Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC) Clinical & Health Services Research

Information on DHCC's wide range of research projects designed to scientifically evaluate health services for post-deployment medical concerns.

Military Infectious Diseases Research Program (MIDRP)

Information on MIDRPs current research efforts, including bacterial, viral and parasitic research on diarrhea prevention, meningitis, malaria, cutaneous leishmaniasis, HIV and other infectious diseases.

Military Medical Digest

National and world health news from DoD's Military Health System.

Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP)

Provides biomedical solutions that protect soldiers and enhance their performance in operational and training environments that include multiple stressors. MOMRP is a biomedical research program with a problem-solving orientation and a human physiology research focus.

National Institute of Mental Health - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research Study

Presents opportunities for those who suffer from the symptoms of PTSD to participate in one of several research studies underway at the National Institute of Mental Health.

Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)

Serves as a leading medical research laboratory for DoD and the United States Navy. NHRC promotes, protects and maintains the health of USN and USMC personnel and beneficiaries through biomedical research, and supports the medical readiness of the armed services.

Trauma Spectrum Disorders - Effects of Gender & Race

Conference sponsored by DoD/DCoE, NIH and DVA will take place on October 1-2, 2008 in Bethesda, MD. Download the agenda in .pdf format. Registration closes on September 19.

U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral & Social Sciences (ARI)

Provides the Army with technical expertise and analytical support, along with decision making techniques for soldiers and leaders. ARI keeps track of information on soldier and leader attitudes and concerns. Its research includes assessing and improving leader skills screening tools and enhancing leadership styles and skills.

US Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM)

Provides a database of links to find additional data on topics including USACHPPM services and resources, common diseases, health tips and environmental safety, among others.

VA Office of Research & Development (ORD)

Consists of four research services that together explore all phases of veterans' healthcare needs. ORD is also a resource for VA-funded researchers and research staff to learn of new funding opportunities, updated guidance and deadlines.
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