Featured Studies

The National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is recruiting heavy drinkers for a study to evaluate the safety of an investigational drug to treat signs and symptoms of alcohol associated liver damage. If you drink more than 20 alcoholic beverages per week, you may have this type of liver damage.

Each year, the number of cases of tick-borne diseases increases. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Lyme Disease Studies Unit is looking for healthy volunteers to participate in a research study to learn more about how the human immune system responds to tick bites.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seek healthy volunteers to provide blood samples for research studies of blood vessels and immune diseases that cause clotting. In this study, investigators want to understand the basis of these diseases to facilitate the development of better treatments.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a research study of the causes and responses to treating multiple sclerosis (MS) and other brain and spine inflammatory conditions. Join this study if you have MS or a related disease. Although the study does not offer treatment options, your participation may help in future discoveries and inspire hope.

People with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at risk of developing complications in their blood vessels. The risks increase for heart attacks or stroke. No medications have been effective at reducing this risk in people with lupus. Researchers at NIH are testing whether a drug (anifrolumab) can improve blood vessel function and reduce blood vessel inflammation in people with (SLE). Participants do not pay for tests, treatments, or procedures.