VA research

VA Research Currents (July 2006)

Robert Pollet, MD, PhD, chief of R&D at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and an outgoing FRAC member, says the group has helped establish “an atmosphere of genuine cooperation” in support of research. esearchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center have identified the mechanism by which minocycline, a medication being studied for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative c...

VA Research Currents (May 2005).pmd

In studies with rats, senior investigator Raymond A. Swanson, MD, and lead author Sang Won Suh, PhD, demonstrated the effectiveness of pyruvate, a naturally-occurring endproduct of the breakdown of glucose, when administered along with glucose after 30 minutes of diabetic coma. The therapy prevented brain damage and subsequent memory and learning impairment far better than treatment with glucos...

Highlights of Other Va Research Programs

Edited by Eugene F. Murphy, Ph . D., Director Research Center for Prosthetics Veterans Administration 252 Seventh Avenue New York, N .Y . 10001 Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Sensory Aids Research Services Committee on Prosthetics Research and Development and Prosthetic and Orthotic Education and Information Program Committee on Prosthetic-®rthotic Education National Academy of Sciences 2101 Const...

Highlights of other VA research programs. Prosthetics.

Research update: VA study to optimize DEKA arm.

Linda Resnik, PT, PhD In 2005, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced its Revolutionizing Prosthetics program and funded the development of the DEKA prosthetic arm. The DEKA Arm System incorporates major technological advances such as flexible socket design, innovative control features, software, and hardware that together enable enhanced functionality that promises to ...