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NCIRE – The Veterans Health Research Institute is the leading nonprofit research institute in the United States devoted to advancing Veterans health research.
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	UCSF Researchers Among Those Recognized by President Obama Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers Honor 102 Recipients Three UC San Francisco researchers and one Yale faculty member who recently accepted a position at UCSF are among 102 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government to science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.

	NCIRE Salutes Collaborator Keith Armstrong, LCSW San Francisco Social Worker Earns VA Social Worker of the Year Award Director of the San Francisco VA Medical Center's (SFVAMC) Couples and Family Program Keith Armstrong, LCSW, was selected as the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) 2013 Social Worker of the Year.

	Global Action Against Dementia Kristine Yaffe, MD is Featured Speaker at G8 Dementia Summit The summit was attended by G8 ministers, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and non-governmental organizations from around the world. Dr. Yaffe, Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry at SFVAMC, is one of the nation’s leading experts on risk factors and preventive strategies for Alzheimer’s disease.

	Testing the Hearts in Patients with PTSD Examining the Cardiovascular Health of VA Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder In a study of hundreds of VA patients from Northern California published online in the Journal of Biological Psychiatry, NCIRE researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center have found significant cardiovascular differences in patients diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than patients without PTSD.

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Jul 25, 2013
Life After War: How California Veterans and Their Families Cope

Jun 21, 2013
Roger Waters, John Mayer, NCIRE Help Build New Homes for Returning Vets

Jun 20, 2013
Veterans 'Hidden' Injuries of War - A National Tragedy

Events

The Brain at War

October 16, 2014

The seventh annual meeting of the leading national conference on the neurological and psychological wounds of war.

The Brain at War 2013

Featured Supporters

Thank You to Barry Zito

Since 2005, San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito has been a relentless supporter of Veteran's causes through his charity Strikeouts for Troops. Through charitable donations, partnerships and community events, NCIRE has been privileged to partner with Barry and the SF Giants. For more information about Strikeouts for Troops, please visit their website here.