VA Leads Innovation: Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Study for Veterans with PTSD & AUD (2024)
Introduction In December 2024, the VA launched a groundbreaking study on MDMA-assisted therapy, targeting veterans with PTSD and alcohol use […]
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Healing for Heroes: VA’s Groundbreaking Study on Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (2024)
Introduction In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its first funded study on the benefits of
VA Cannabis Recommendations: A New Era in Veteran Care (2023, Endocannabinoid Medicine Group)
Introduction In November 2023, the U.S. Senate approved bipartisan legislation enabling VA doctors to recommend medical cannabis. This policy shift
Breaking Barriers: Senate Supports Veterans’ Access to Medical Cannabis (2023, Endocannabinoid Medicine Group)
Introduction In November 2023, the Senate approved a bipartisan bill to allow Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to recommend medical cannabis
Epigenetic Insights into PTSD: Findings from Rat Models (Aykac & Kalkan, 2021)
Introduction: The 2021 study by Aykac and Kalkan, published in Global Medical Genetics, explores epigenetic mechanisms underpinning PTSD. Using rat
PTSD and Epigenetics: How Rat Studies Help Us Understand Stress Disorders (Aykac & Kalkan, 2021)
Introduction: In November 2021, researchers Aykac and Kalkan published a study in Global Medical Genetics exploring how trauma affects genes