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Blood test could help veterans learn more about dealing with PTSD

A simple blood test could help veterans learn more about dealing with PTSD.

James Rivera served as an infantryman in the U.S. Marine Corp. from 2001 to 2005.

“I’ve been suffering with PTSD since coming home from Iraq,” he said.

He said he has learned techniques to better deal with his daily struggles and he’s excited to learn about more technology to help treat PTSD.

The Wounded Warrior Project partnered with Cohen Veterans Bioscience and will be looking at blood samples in veterans to determine treatment options.

“We can take samples before they start treatment we can take samples after they start treatment and then we can begin to see those changes in those blood bio markers to see what’s been effective,” said Director of Warrior Care Network Alexander Balbir.

He said it can help hundreds of thousands of people.

WWP said an estimated 500,000 veterans of this generation live with PTSD.

Balbir hopes they can start using this technique in their four medical centers across the United States very soon.

Rivera says he’s proud of the progress being made to help veterans.

“I think that would help veterans get treated a lot better than they’re being treated right now,” said Rivera.