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Pilot Study for Geospatial Analysis of Neighborhood Environmental Stress in Relation to Biological Markers of Cardiovascular Health and Health Behaviors in Women
Does your pace of life in the city affect your health? Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are conducting a study of two neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. in relationship to the environmental stress and the health behaviors of White and African American women. This research study will work to determine if there is a significant connection between neighborhood environment and the impact in women's health.
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Tailoring Mobile Health Technology to Reduce Obesity and Improve Cardiovascular Health in Resource-Limited Neighborhood Environments
African-American women, ages 25-75, who are obese or overweight and pre-diabetic, are needed to participate in a research study at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Researchers want to explore if the use of mobile technology and coaching can help increase physical activity.
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Hígado graso no alcohólico, respuesta hepática a la glucosa oral y efecto de la semaglutida (NAFLD HEROES)
¿Está buscando un tratamiento para su condición de hígado graso no alcohólico (NAFLD, por sus siglas en inglés) o para la esteatohepatitis no alcohólica (NASH, por sus siglas en inglés)? Investigadores de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud, buscan voluntarios para participar en este estudio. Por 30 semanas, los participantes recibirán semaglutide (medicina usada para la diabetes tipo 2), esto podría mejorar su hígado y ayudarle a perder peso. El estudio espera entender mejor el daño del hígado y los mejores tratamientos para las personas con estas condiciones.
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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, the Hepatic Response to Oral Glucose, and the Effect of Semaglutide (NAFLD HEROES) (En español)
Are you looking for a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)? Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seek volunteers to participate in a research study. For 30 weeks, participants will receive a medication called semaglutide (typically used for Type 2 diabetes), aiming to improve their liver disease and help them lose weight. The study hopes to better understand liver damage and its treatment in people with these conditions. (En español)
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Men at High Genetic Risk for Prostate Cancer
Join a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research study seeking mean men who have a genetic risk factor for developing prostate cancer. Researchers want to follow the prostate health of men who have specific genetic changes associated with prostate cancer to help them learn more about which men are at higher risk for prostate cancer.
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Nicotinic Receptor Genetic Variation and Alcohol Reward
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health seek volunteers, 21-60 years old, to participate in a study researching if a gene and smoking affect drinking. All study-related tests and procedures are provided at no cost to the study participant. Compensation may be provided.
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Clinical and Scientific Assessment of Pain and Painful Disorders
Researchers in the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health at the National Institutes of Health seek healthy volunteers to participate in a study investigating how our brain responds to pain. This study will allow researchers to collect information that may be used to learn more about pain disorders and how we respond to painful experiences.