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Arrowhead Conference 2025
Exciting news from the TRACTS team at VA Boston. In January of this year our team had a JAMA paper published on Peritraumatic Context and Long-Term Outcomes of Concussion. The paper is linked below: https://heartbrain.hms.harvard.edu/sites/g/files...
New Article by Dr. Michelle Pebole on Traumatic Brain Injury Screening in Women Veterans
Women veterans are more likely to experience traumatic brain injury (TBI) from non-deployment causes, but the current Veterans Health Administration (VHA) TBI screening focuses on deployment-related injuries. This study found that the VHA screening tool...
Veteran and TRACTS Investigator Dr. James Whitworth Shares His Perspectives on High Suicide Rates Among Active Duty US Soldiers in Recent Interview with BU Brink
A recent Pentagon study reveals that US soldiers are now more likely to die from suicide than from combat, with suicide rates among active duty Army soldiers being nearly nine times higher than combat fatalities. This trend reflects a broader increase in...
Houston TRACTS Director Dr. Ricardo Jorge Interviewed with Telemundo
Dr. Ricardo Jorge discusses the unique physical and mental challenges that Veterans face, and how TRACTS research seeks to create new interventions to address these health needs. Click here to view full interview.
TRACTS Co-Directors Dr. William Milberg and Dr. Catherine Fortier Interviewed with WGBH's All Things Considered
As long as medicine and war have existed, combat has provided an open lab for the study of human trauma—mental and physical—and its long-term effects. Researchers have spent decades searching for answers about what exactly deployment does to the human...
TRACTS Research Study Featured in NBC News Boston 10 Story
Since 2009, the TRACTS Research Center has pioneered a holistic approach to studying post-9/11 veterans' psychological and physical challenges, combining comprehensive diagnostics, brain scans, and personalized interviews. Our Step-Home program, now...
BU Researchers Identify Brain Marker Indicating Future Suicide Risk
Study pinpoints differences in brain connections that could be used in prevention and may lead to new treatments to reduce suicide risk. Click here to read full article.
TRACTS Invites POW Veterans on Research Center Tour
Dr. William “Bill” Milberg, associate director for research at the New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, gives a tour of VA Boston’s Neuroscience Building and the Translational Research Center for Traumatic Brain Injury at VA...
