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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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	Keto Diets Gain Popularity Scientists Explain What We Do and Don't Know As many tout the low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic, or "keto" diet, scientists are working to study it - from how it impacts inflammation in the brain to its effects on weight and heart health. Among the researchers studying the diet's effectiveness and safety are Raymond Swanson, Chief of the Neurology and Rehabilitation Service at the SFVAMC and Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology at UCSF

	Depression Drives Nursing Home Placement Burden of Depression a Factor for Older Women More severe depression symptoms over a 20-year period led to higher rates of nursing home placement in women, found a study by San Francisco and Minneapolis VA Health Care Systems. The study, led by Amy Byers, UCSF associate professor of psychiatry and researcher at the SFVAHCS Mental Health Service, shows the importance of improving recognition, monitoring, and treatment of depression early to reduce or delay nursing home placement.

	Post-concussive Symptoms Predict Opioid Prescriptions Need for Non-opioid Pain Therapy Options Traumatic brain injury symptoms predicted opioid prescriptions for chronic pain for Veterans, in a SFVAHCS study, which analyzed the records of 53,124 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans with chronic pain. The results indicate a need to educate prescribers and make non-opioid pain management options more available for Veterans, according to the researchers, which included Daniel Bertenthal, Kristine Yaffe, Deborah Barnes, Amy Byers and Karen Seal.

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Sep 15, 2018
NCIRE’s Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Rosales receives prestigious national award for demonstrating excellence in support of research and education for Veterans.

Jul 25, 2018
Targeting a lower blood pressure goal may decrease risk for developing memory problems and cognitive difficulties that precede decline into life-altering dementia, according to researchers who’ve conducted the largest study to address the question. Kristine Yaffe, UCSF professor and director of the Memory Disorders Clinic at the SFVAMC, comments on the study led by scientists at Wake Forest University.

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The third edition of NCIRE’s DNA Newsletter focuses on whole health research done by Principal Investigator, Dr. Karen Seal. Dr. Karen Seal strives to treat patients holistically, as opposed to focusing narrowly on a disease or symptom. Also, check out the scope and variety of recently funded awards and learn about the NCIRE Intranet.
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