The role of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation in the context of daily stressors which elevate both heart rate, blood pressure, and thereby catecholamine activation for individuals with Down syndrome (DS) remains unclear. Understanding the mechanisms underlying SNS dysfunction in DS is crucial, as it likely contributes to many clinical and developmental challenges, including the underlyin...
This study wants to learn if remotely measured activity behaviors (e.g., steps, sedentary time) are feasible in people with Functional Neurologic Disorder.
The goal of this study is to learn more about how different types of snacks may affect brain activity, hunger, and eating behaviors during a diet program.
In this study we want to learn how babies are affected when their mothers have a viral infection during pregnancy. To do this, we will collect blood samples from pregnant women who have viral infections (like COVID-19) and those who do not.
This study wants to learn more about heart and brain health of people with and without endometriosis.
This study wants to learn how late menopause affects women. This study wants to see whether diet education, lifestyle changes, and medication can help women feel healthier. We are looking for women ages 45 to 55 who are in late menopause to join.
This study wants to learn more about what causes diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy happens when nerves are damaged. We look for certain molecules in the blood and skin that may harm nerves. We compare these molecules in people with Type 2 Diabetes who have neuropathy, people with Type 2 Diabetes who do not have neuropathy, and people who do not have diabetes.
In this study we want to learn more about how puberty and puberty hormones impact heart health, fitness, and the risk of diabetes in teenagers.
This study wants to learn how age and sex affect how our blood vessels age and how exercise (both short-term and long-term) changes the body.
This study wants to learn how working at night or outside normal daytime hours affects women’s heart and reproductive health in women. We are looking for women who work night shifts, both day and night shifts, or only daytime shifts to see how different work hours may affect heart and reproductive health.
The purpose of our research study is to assess satisfaction with genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk in a high-risk population in Colorado and New Mexico.
This study wants to learn how losing weight affects cell communication in muscle fat tissue among people with obesity. We also want to see how this impacts insulin resistance, inflammation, and muscle strength.
We are studying teens who feel angry a little, sometimes, or a lot to see if they think about social situations in different ways. Teens who often feel very angry might have more problems when they grow up, so we want to learn more about how their brains work.
This study wants to learn about the best way to take pictures of unborn babies' hearts to better identify certain heart health problems.
This study wants to better understand Down syndrome and related health problems by comparing blood and saliva samples from people with and without Down syndrome. Right now, we are mainly looking for people who do not have Down syndrome but do have chronic constipation to join our study.
The overall objective of this study is to ultimately develop an improved standard of cancer care by facilitating new clinical trials, new technology, new informatics solutions and "personalized medicine".
We are looking for healthy people to help us learn how gently stimulating the vagus nerve through the ear affects thinking skills like decision-making and problem-solving.
In this research we will learn more about blood clotting and drugs that modify blood clotting.