MVP Matters - Annual
MVP Matters is our newsletter for Million Veteran Program participants. This annual version of our newsletter (formerly MVP Insider) features discoveries made by MVP researchers, shares stories about MVP’s Veteran participants, and highlights how MVP is committed to improving health care for all Veterans.
Issue 12, Fall 2024
Highlights from issue 12 include:
- A celebration of MVP’s commitment to groundbreaking discoveries in diverse populations.
- Program Director Dr. Sumitra Muralidhar and Principal Investigator Dr. Mike Gaziano thank Veterans for their participation and share MVP’s progression, successes, and plans for the future.
- One in a Million: stories of Veterans who have joined MVP.
Read this edition to learn more about MVP’s discoveries, including:
- A genetic screening tool that could help predict prostate cancer in male Veterans from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
- Both short sleep (less than 5 hours consistently) and long sleep (more than 10 hours consistently) may be associated with depression.
- Type 2 diabetes may be a risk factor for dementia in white and Black populations, but not in Hispanic populations.
Medical research is best when it represents everyone. Share the newsletter with a Veteran you know to invite more Veterans to join the Million Veteran Program or tell us why you joined MVP on social media by using the hashtag #MyMVPMoment.
Are there topics you’d like to read about in MVP Matters? If so, let us know by emailing askMVP@va.gov.