The goal is to fund efforts that make what is invisible visible, so that clinicians can guide treatments and rehabilitation.
The findings underscore the urgency for more research into diagnosing and treating the spectrum of brain injuries servicemembers experience, from blunt force to blast waves.
Whether in sports, the military or civilian life, too many lives have been shattered by the consequences of brain injury and mental health conditions left unaddressed.
Beyond the visible wounds, the impact of two decades of war is greatest on the brain.
Government bureaucracies don’t move fast until they get hit in the face by overwhelming evidence and public pressure from those actively suffering or injured by a health condition or occupational threat. Today, we are witnessing something similar play out with the Departments of Defense, Veteran’s Affairs and Health and Human Services in relation to brain injuries, a signature injury the last two decades of persistent conflict.
