Featured Studies

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are enrolling people with LAM into a research study. LAM is a rare progressive lung disease that usually strikes women during their childbearing years, between the onset of puberty and menopause. One possible treatment to improve breathing in patients with LAM is inhaled albuterol. Albuterol can be given using a hand held inhaler or with a nebulizer. The study wants to compare these methods to see which method improves lung function in patients with LAM.

If you or someone you know is drinking too much, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) may be able to help. We conduct studies on how alcohol affects the body and are looking for new ways to treat alcohol problems. If you qualify, you can receive alcoholism treatment at no-cost while you participate in our research.

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seek healthy volunteers 21 - 65 years of age to participate in a study researching if alcohol dependence and early life stress affect the ability to learn to feel calm. All study-related tests and procedures are provided at no cost to the study participant. Compensation may be provided.

Women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) needed for a research study at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Researchers want to learn more about how a medication may be used to help your body's insulin work better and if this can improve your overall metabolic health.

Treatment of severe aplastic anemia (SAA) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) usually involves a bone marrow transplant. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are testing ways to make transplant using unrelated donor cells from umbilical cord blood safer and more effective. We hope these procedures will reduce post-transplant complications and improve transplant outcomes.

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.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are studying if low dose CT scans are as effective as regular CT scans to monitor your disease status. Very low-dose scanning uses about 1/30th the amount of radiation as a regular CT scan.