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NCIRE TO HOST FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BRAIN AT WAR
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Marines' Memorial Club and Hotel, San Francisco, California
The scientific understanding of how combat affects service members and Veterans - and how they will age as a result - is critical to the future of Veterans health.
The fifth annual meeting of The Brain at War, the nation's
leading conference on the neurocognitive consequences of combat, will feature discussions of:
- Neuroimaging designed to better diagnose the 'invisible' wounds of war
- Collaborations in integrative health and fitness for a new generation of Veterans
- Research with Vietnam-era Veterans that informs issues affecting OEF/OIF Veterans
- National collaborations to support Veterans on college campuses
Confirmed speakers include:
- Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, USA (Ret.), former Vice Chief of Staff, US Army and CEO of One Mind for Research
- Colonel Karl E. Friedl, PhD, Director, US Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center
- Michael Weiner, MD, Director, Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco VA Medical Center
THE BRAIN AT WAR 2011
On Thursday, June 23, 2011, NCIRE – The Veterans Health Research Institute presented The Brain at War at the Marines Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco, California. It was the fourth annual meeting of this national conference on the neurological and psychological wounds of combat.
The Brain at War 2011 Resource Guide
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New research shows how PTSD affects the body
KGO-TV - Jun 16, 2011
"Theme of this conference is that we're thinking about the aging veteran," said Dr. Thomas Neylan. Neylan, the head of PTSD research at the San Francisco Veteran's Administration, showed one area of the brain, that's affected by PTSD. ...
US Rep Patrick Kennedy tells San Francisco press PTSD is real
DigitalJournal.com - Jonathan Farrell - Jun 22, 2011
San Francisco - Former US House of Representatives member Patrick J. Kennedy spoke at a press conference this afternoon in San Francisco to commence the "Brain at War" conference that starts tomorrow at the Marines Memorial Hotel. ...
Researchers uncover more about PTSD
KGO-TV - Jun 22, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Thousands of American troops will be coming home from Afghanistan soon. On Wednesday night, President Barack Obama announced a new exit strategy and a major troop reduction which could result in a total of 33000 men and women ...
HealthWatch: PTSD Takes Physical Toll On Soldiers - CBS San Francisco
Jun 22, 2011 - Dr. Kim Mulvihill reports ... HealthWatch: PTSD Takes Physical Toll On Soldiers Details ...
Brains of vets with PTSD can change as they age
San Francisco Chronicle�- Victoria Colliver - Jun 23, 2011
Ben Sykes, an Iraq war veteran who returned with PTSD, believes that finally, after several years of therapy and treatment, he has almost recovered. Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to have dementia, cardiac problems ...
UCSF Study Finds PTSD Takes a Physical Toll
NBC Bay Area�- Kurt Wagner - Jun 23, 2011
Many troops come home from fighting with long term emotional scars. Marianne Favro has the new discovery about the impact of post traumatic stress disorder. With Wednesday's announcement by President Barack Obama to bring home nearly ...
Veterans With PTSD at Higher Risk for Health Problems
California Healthline
Research from the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center finds that combat ... changes in the brain as they age than veterans who do not have PTSD. ...
PTSD and the Body
KQED Forum - Fri, Jun 24, 2011 - 9:00 AM
Veterans with post traumatic stress disorder are more prone to health problems such as dementia, premature aging and cardiac problems than veterans without PTSD. We discuss the new research on PTSD, and the mind/body connection.
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June 24, 2011
PTSD and the Body (KQED Forum)
June 23, 2011
US Rep Patrick Kennedy tells San Francisco press PTSD is real (DigitalJournal.com)
June 23, 2011
UCSF Study Finds PTSD Takes a Physical Toll (Kurt Wagner, NBC Bay Area)
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Veterans With PTSD at Higher Risk for Health Problems (California Healthline)
June 22, 2011
Brains of vets with PTSD can change as they age (Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle)
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HealthWatch: PTSD Takes Physical Toll On Soldiers (Dr. Kim Mulvihill, KCBS-TV)
June 22, 2011
Researchers uncover more about PTSD (Cecilia Vega, KGO-TV)
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New research shows how PTSD affects the body (Cheryl Jennings, KGO-TV)
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Men's and Women's Immune Systems Respond Differently to PTSD
April 22, 2011
Risk of Accelerated Aging Seen in PTSD Patients With Childhood Trauma
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Hippocampus Smaller in Veterans Not Recovered from PTSD, Study Shows
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Training Improves Cognitive Functioning for Patients with Brain Injury
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Stress-Affected Brain Region is Smaller in Veterans with PTSD
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Killing in Iraq Combat Linked with PTSD, Alcohol, Abuse, Other Problems
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