Abstract:Alterations within large-scale brain networks—namely, the default mode (DMN) and salience networks (SN)—are present among individuals with posttraumatic stress …
Abstract: Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sleep and pain in military personnel and to determine if metrics of sleep and pain …
Abstract: Post-9/11 Veterans endorse greater self-reported functional disability than 80% of the adult population. Previous studies of trauma-exposed populations have shown that …
Abstract: Background: In the USA, deaths due to suicide, alcohol, or drug-related causes (e.g., alcohol-related liver disease, overdose) have doubled since 2002. Veterans appear …
Abstract: Introduction: Limited research has focused on the military-to-civilian transition from the perspective of both Veterans and their spouses and on the role each may play in …
Abstract: Background: By inhibiting xanthine oxidase, subsequent inflammatory cytokine release and the resulting breakdown of the blood-retina barrier, allopurinol may limit the …
Abstract: Aims: More than three decades have passed since the end of the Iraq-Iran war, and this period has been concurrent with a rapid growth of the older community in Iran which …
Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate predictors of pressure injury (PrI) outcomes at one year after discharge for Veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI) …
Abstract: A finite-element (FE) model, previously validated for underbody blast (UBB) loading, was used here to study the effect of stature and of mitigation systems on injury risk …
Abstract: Objective: Personal well-being is a positive state of mind that involves the whole life experience. Croatian War of Independence has certainly been a life-changing …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Obesity is a critical public health concern with particular relevance to US military personnel. Stress and internalized weight stigma ("stigma") may …
Abstract: Background: Previous research has shown that active duty military personnel who sustain extremity injuries while in service are at elevated risk for serious physical and …