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Epi-Genetic Modulators of Fear Extinction in Alcohol Dependence

Epi-Genetic Modulators of Fear Extinction in Alcohol Dependence

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seek healthy volunteers 21 - 65 years of age to participate in a study researching if alcohol dependence and early life stress affect the ability to learn to feel calm. All study-related tests and procedures are provided at no cost to the study participant. Compensation may be provided.
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Energy Expenditure Responses to Different Temperatures

Energy Expenditure Responses to Different Temperatures

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center seek healthy women to participate in a research study. Doctors want to learn how the body burns energy at different temperatures. Compensation is provided.
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Studies of the Natural History, Pathogenesis, and Outcome of Idiopathic Systemic Vasculitis

Studies of the Natural History, Pathogenesis, and Outcome of Idiopathic Systemic Vasculitis

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland is conducting a study for vasculitis. Researchers are inviting both volunteers who have the condition, and those who do not, to participate in this study. All study-related tests and procedures are provided at no cost to you.

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Oral Bacteria and Immune System Problems Involved in Gum Disease (Periodontitis)

Oral Bacteria and Immune System Problems Involved in Gum Disease (Periodontitis)

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center seek adults with or without gum disease (periodontal disease) to join a research study. Doctors want to learn how a person's immune system affects the health of the mouth. Compensation will be offered.
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Neural and Psychological Mechanisms of Pain Perception (with MRI)

Neural and Psychological Mechanisms of Pain Perception (with MRI)

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health seek healthy volunteers to participate in a research study. The purpose of this study is to better understand how pain and emotions are processed in the human brain and influence by psychological factors. This is an outpatient study that may involve moderate but tolerable pain (while having an MRI). Researchers are studying how thoughts, feeling, and learning influence pain and perception.
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Neural and Psychological Mechanisms of Pain Perception (No MRI)

Neural and Psychological Mechanisms of Pain Perception (No MRI)

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health seek healthy volunteers to participate in a research study. The purpose of this study is to better understand how pain and emotions are processed in the human brain and influenced by psychological factors. This is an outpatient study that may involve moderate but tolerable pain. Researchers are studying how thoughts, feelings, and learning influence pain and perception.
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Collection of Blood, Bone Marrow, and Buccal Mucosa Samples from Healthy Volunteers

Collection of Blood, Bone Marrow, and Buccal Mucosa Samples from Healthy Volunteers

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seek healthy volunteers for a research study that is collecting bone marrow samples from healthy adults. Samples will be used for clinical research in the Hematology Branch and are indispensable for many research projects, including studies of normal and abnormal blood cells in the human body, blood diseases, the role of the immune system in marrow failure; and the genetic risk factors for aplastic anemia.
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