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Military Health System Research Symposium 2023 Award Winner: Millennium Cohort Program | Defense Visual Information Dissemination System | August 10, 2023 |
The Millennium Cohort Program Team was awarded the award for Outstanding Research Accomplishment (Team Military) at the 2023 MHSRS Conference. |
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Military Health System Recognizes Innovators Committed to Warfighter, Team Awards in Outstanding Research | health.mil | August 14, 2023 |
The 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium recognized innovative researchers focused on enhancing warfighter health. Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, the Department of Defense's assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, presented the awards to the winning individuals and teams. Dr. Rudy P. Rull and the Millennium Cohort Program team were recognized as the premier longitudinal research program of warfighter, veteran, and military family health and wellbeing. Sponsored by both the DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the program is an active collaborative effort between researchers from the Naval Health Research Center, the Veterans Health Administration, and multiple military, academic, and nongovernmental research organizations. |
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Military Deployment May Lead to Unhealthy Sleep Patterns | Health.com | 1 December 2010 |
Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan significantly affects the quality and quantity of sleep of many U.S. military personnel, new research indicates. |
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Military Alcohol Abuse | CNN online | August 13, 2008 |
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on new findings from the Millennium Cohort Study, showing that troops returning from war zones are more prone to drinking problems ... |
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MILCO:20 Largest Health Study of US Military Personnel Commemorates 20 Years of Research | SCOPE Magazine of Naval Medical Research and Development | Jan-Mar 2022 |
The Millennium Cohort Study is the largest and longest-running health study in US military history. Findings from the Study document not only the potential long-term health impacts of military service, but also the resilience of service members. |
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Long Term study to track health effects of military service | Stars and Stripes newspaper | June 16, 2005 |
WASHINGTON - Researchers will track more than 100,000 service members over the next 17 years to help gauge the health effects of military service, overseas deployment and combat exposure. The Millennium Cohort Study - which researchers say is the largest of its kind ... |
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Lifestyle Behaviors Key to Post-Deployment Health of Veterans | Newswise | 31 Oct 2013 |
A new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion finds that the lifestyle of veterans both pre- and post-deployment influences their post-deployment wellness. |
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Iraq/Afghanistan deployment tied to respiratory woes | Global News | 3 December 2009 |
U.S. military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan face an increased risk for developing respiratory symptoms, including persistent or recurring cough and shortness of breath, a large-scale military study has shown. |
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Insomnia Following Trauma Tied to Depression, PTSD in Women Service Members | Psychiatry Advisor | 20 June 2023 |
The presence of insomnia following trauma has been linked to depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among women service members, according to study results presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society, held from June 3 to 7 in Indianapolis, Indiana. |
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Insomnia and poor sleep duration pre-deployment are associated with development of PTSD, anxiety and depression after first deployment | Combat and Operational Stress Research Quarterly | 30 April 2014 |
Among service members with no history of mental disorder diagnosis or psychotropic medication prescription, and who screened negative for depression, anxiety, PTSD and panic pre-deployment, 3.4% developed PTSD, less than 1% developed anxiety and less than 2% developed depression after first deployment. Service members who reported sleeping fewer than six hours per night pre-deployment were significantly more likely to develop PTSD than those sleeping seven hours per night. Additionally, those reporting insomnia symptoms pre-deployment were at higher risk for new-onset PTSD, anxiety and depression. |
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