VA Research Breakthroughs

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Across
  1. 1. VA wasn't blowing smoke when it showed this deadly link
  2. 4. Nobel Prize winner for discovery of radioimmunoassay
  3. 5. Sweet but serious disease VA takes on
  4. 9. VA helped develop this minimalist surgery
  5. 13. Smart limbs made possible through VA science
  6. 15. VA-validated PTSD therapy using eye movements
  7. 16. Nasal spray component that may help treat Alzheimer's, says VA research
  8. 17. First successful transplant of this organ was done by VA
Down
  1. 2. VA developed this patch for quitters
  2. 3. Keeps heart ticking- thanks, VA!
  3. 6. Cholesterol's nemesis, VA-tested
  4. 7. Brain scan breakthrough
  5. 8. Monster venom-inspired diabetes drug with VA roots
  6. 10. Program focused on gene mapping
  7. 11. Effectiveness of this roof-named vaccine shown by VA
  8. 12. 1983 VA study showed this reduced death from heart attacks
  9. 14. Discovery of this healthy vessel oxide led to a Nobel Prize by a VA scientist