VA Boston Brain Bank works to help Veterans with brain disease

(Source – news.va.gov)

The VA Biorepository Brain Bank (VABBB) in Boston is a human tissue bank that collects, processes, stores and gives out research specimens for future scientific studies.

The VABBB provides central nervous system tissue and health information to scientists studying disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease), disorders of Veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Continue reading here…

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