Featured Studies

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.

Pharmacologic therapy with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors is associated with an increased risk of heart problems like atrial fibrillation, bleeding, and high blood pressure (hypertension) which can lead to sudden death. There is currently no standard for cardiac screening or monitoring patients on BTK inhibitors. Researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) are investigating the relationship between the development of heart problems in patients on BTKi as it relates to other variables.

Researchers are examining genetic and physical characteristics of the small vessel disease called CADASIL (cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarct and leukoencephalopathy). They are enrolling volunteers to serve as healthy controls. Compensation is provided.

A research study at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is is investigating how dietary habits affect our intestinal microorganisms by studying the effects of Mediterranean-like unprocessed (CLEAN-MED) diet. Participants will be divided into two groups, depending on their interest in trying out the diet for 4 weeks or maintaining a new healthy diet over months, and will be provided with some foods. Participants will log the food they eat and answer questions about their diet throughtout the study. Food and research supplies and procedures are provided at no cost.

A research study at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is looking for pregnant women between 18 and 45 years of age who are at risk of having an infant with sickle cell disease and women who are pregnant with no risk of having an infant with sickle cell to donate their baby's cord blood. Tests and procedures provided at no cost. Travel may be reimbursed.

Dr. Kevin Hall and his team at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) are seeking male volunteers aged 18-65 and female volunteers aged 18-50 for a study on how low-carb (ketogenic) diets, with or without an investigational dietary supplement called Nicotinamide Riboside, impacts energy levels and metabolism during sleep.

Malaria is a dangerous disease that impacts hundreds of millions of people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It can cause severe disease and even death. Researchers at NIH's Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology are seeking healthy volunteers to be part of a malaria vaccine research study.

The risk of heart disease among African Americans is still common despite a greater understanding of the disease and better approaches to managing it. Healthy cooking and eating patterns can help reduce the risk of heart disease. But things like access to grocery stores and knowledge of good nutrition can affect these healthy patterns. Researchers at The National Institutes of Health want to see if community-based programs can help.

Doctors at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) are investigating the effectiveness of atorvastatin (a drug used to lower “bad“ cholesterol and fats such as LDL, and triglycerides, and raise “good“ cholesterol such as HDL, in the blood) at reducing the incidence of hearing loss in patients treated with cisplatin for head and neck cancer.