{"id":959,"date":"2026-08-12T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/?p=959"},"modified":"2026-08-12T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:30:00","slug":"mvp-leads-to-health-discoveries-for-veterans-like-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=959","title":{"rendered":"MVP leads to health discoveries for Veterans like you"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Participation in MVP is improving health care<\/h2>\n

Participation in VA\u2019s Million Veteran Program (MVP) isimproving healthcare.<\/p>\n

MVP is one of the largest and most representative research programs in the world, and its participants are entirely Veterans like you.<\/p>\n

Veterans who participate in MVP help our discoveries apply to all, including Veterans who share similar health experiences, military exposures, backgrounds and genetics.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the contributions of Veterans like you, research findings from MVP are helping move discoveries toward use in clinical care, which will improve health and wellness for all Veterans.<\/p>\n

Early disease detection<\/h2>\n

Researchers used MVP <\/a>data\u00a0to\u00a0identify\u00a0DNA markers linked to conditions like\u00a0cancer<\/a>,\u00a0anxiety disorders<\/a> and peripheral artery disease<\/a>, which can\u00a0someday\u00a0help\u00a0doctors recognize who may be at higher risk before symptoms\u00a0appear.<\/p>\n

Improving cancer\u202fprediction<\/h2>\n

MVP researchers discovered a polygenic risk\u00a0score\u00a0that\u00a0can\u00a0potentially\u00a0help doctors\u00a0understand the risk of prostate cancer in male Veterans<\/a>.\u202fThese\u00a0findings\u00a0led to a clinical trial\u00a0to see if\u00a0adding the polygenic risk score to the standard screening process\u00a0can improve identification of men who are at a higher risk of prostate cancer.\u202f<\/em><\/p>\n

MVP researchers found that a genetic risk model can accurately predict breast cancer risk<\/a> in women Veterans, which can lead to personalized screenings based on\u00a0risk.<\/em><\/p>\n

Detecting\u00a0risk\u00a0and preventing\u00a0suicide<\/h2>\n

MVP\u00a0researchers\u00a0identified\u00a0new risk factors\u00a0for suicide\u00a0<\/a>that were incorporated into VA\u2019s suicide-risk prediction tool, REACHVET 2.0, which helps clinicians detect\u00a0Veterans at the highest risk for\u00a0suicide\u00a0and\u00a0take action to treat\u00a0them.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Treating\u00a0chronic kidney\u00a0disease\u202f(CKD)\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Researchers found a\u00a0genetic\u00a0variant that increases risk of CKD and death in\u00a0Veterans of\u00a0African\u00a0ancestry\u00a0with COVID<\/a>.\u00a0Researchers\u00a0also\u00a0found a protective\u00a0genetic\u00a0variant<\/a> in the same gene that led to drug repurposing opportunities and\u00a0a clinical trial.\u00a0This shows the power of MVP\u2019s research to\u00a0ultimately save\u00a0lives.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

These findings were made possible because of Veterans like you<\/h2>\n

Thank you to the 1 million+ Veterans who are changing the future of healthcare for all people.<\/p>\n

All Veterans can become part of MVP today<\/a> at a participating VA location.<\/p>\n

Join today!<\/h2>\n

Read the latest research<\/a> or join today<\/a>. Questions? Call us at 866-441-6075.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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