Featured Studies

Are you living with sickle cell disease (SCD)? You may wonder how diet and nutrition affect your overall health and well-being. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are conducting a study to investigate how diet and nutrition impact the physical and mental health of adults with SCD.

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.

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.

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.