Three Discoveries That Could Impact Diagnosis, Treatment of PTSD and Gulf War Illness

BU and VA scientists are applying machine learning, blood analysis, and genetic sequencing to improve quality of life for veterans.

The findings of three recent studies from Boston University working with collaborators at the VA Boston Healthcare System could streamline post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis thanks to machine learning, explain why PTSD can cause some people to age faster, and prove that blood proteins could be the key to diagnosing Gulf War Illness.