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Families SHARE: Virtual Reality Study

Research study #IRB002325 is testing a new virtual tool that helps people learn more about their health and family health history. The goal is to build knowledge, skills, and confidence in talking about health within families.

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Near-infrared Spectroscopy and Electroencephalography to Assess Cortical Activation During Motor Tasks in Infants and Toddlers with or at high-risk for Cerebral Palsy and Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared to Infants and Toddlers with Typical Development

Near-infrared Spectroscopy and Electroencephalography to Assess Cortical Activation During Motor Tasks in Infants and Toddlers with or at high-risk for Cerebral Palsy and Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared to Infants and Toddlers with Typical Development

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health are conducting a research study to learn more about the motor skill and brain development of infants who are at high-risk for or diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) compared to infants with typical development. The results of this study may assist with better methods for early diagnosis as well as improved treatment for children with CP and ASD. The results of this study may eventually assist with better methods for early diagnosis as well as improved treatment for children with autism.
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Genomic Services Research Program

Genomic Services Research Program

Genetic testing sometimes tells a person or family unexpected results. These genetic test results are unrelated to the initial reason why the testing was done. These kinds of results are called "secondary results" or "secondary findings." If you or a member of your family have been given a secondary result please consider partnering with us on this research.
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Cerebral Palsy and the Study of Brain Activity During Motor Tasks

Cerebral Palsy and the Study of Brain Activity During Motor Tasks

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seek participants age five and older with childhood-onset brain injury (e.g.,cerebral palsy) to join a research study. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and/or electroencephalography (EEG) may be used to study brain activity. Learning how the brain controls muscles may help design treatments to help patients with brain injury to move better.

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Spironolactone for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Spironolactone for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center are testing if spironolactone can be used to treat PAH. Spironolactone is a medication that can help with fluid retention, however it may also be beneficial to adults with PAH by controlling inflammation and improving blood vessel function in the lungs.
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COVID-19, Chronic Adaptation and Response to Exercise (COVID-CARE): A Randomized Controlled Trial
COVID-19 Adaptation and Response to Exercise

COVID-19, Chronic Adaptation and Response to Exercise (COVID-CARE): A Randomized Controlled Trial COVID-19 Adaptation and Response to Exercise (En español)

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Clinical Center are looking for adult volunteers for a study on whether an aerobic exercise program benefits survivors of COVID-19. (En español)
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Famine from Feast: Linking Vitamin C, Red Blood Cell Fragility, and Diabetes

Famine from Feast: Linking Vitamin C, Red Blood Cell Fragility, and Diabetes

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers are enrolling adult volunteers in a study investigating the role of Vitamin C in red blood cells of patients with type 2 diabetes. Findings may help improve future treatment and care of people with diabetes.
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Infant Research Opportunity

Infant Research Opportunity

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are studying how infants' brains change as they learn new motor skills. Results may assist with better treatment methods for Cerebral Palsy.

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An Observational Study of the Developing Brain, Impulsivity and Compulsivity

An Observational Study of the Developing Brain, Impulsivity and Compulsivity

Do you... Find yourself constantly checking things? Spend lots of time ordering your belongings? Have unusual rituals or habits that seem unnecessary? Do you blurt out comments at inappropriate times, interrupt conversations or speak out of turn or feel you are overly impulsive? The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is conducting an outpatient research study on the links between compulsivity, impulsivity and the developing brain in children and young adults.

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