Participants are asked to come into the lab for a 1.5-hour session. During this session they will complete questionnaires and tasks. Questionnaires will ask about physical and mental health, life experiences, emotions, and cognitive associations. Tasks are designed to measure participants' sensitivity to heartbeat and stomach sensations, as well as socioemotional functioning.
Have you been diagnosed with locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma? If so, you may be a good fit to help us learn if adding tiragolumab to standard therapy could help you and others with your condition
Since Crisfield's founding on the Chesapeake Bay, the environment has been an important part of community life, economy and culture. In an effort to deal with current environmental challenges such as nuisance flooding, storms, and erosion, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is partnering with the City of Crisfield and Maryland Sea Grant to explore nature-based solutions to flooding such as green infrastructure and marsh restoration. Join a team of Crisfield area residents in the Crisfield Resilience Academy to work with scientists and co-develop community solutions to issues associated with local flooding. For additional information, please join the upcoming informational webinar or contact Jenna Hartley at hartley.jenna@epa.gov. Crisfield Resilience Academy participants will receive a stipend of up to $400/six months for participating.
If you have high risk prostate cancer, you may be able to participate in a research study to find out decreasing or increasing your radiation and hormonal therapy has an effect on your cancer.
Do you wonder about your mobility as you age? You may be eligible to participate in a research study investigating age effects on foot-ankle interactions with carbon fiber insoles. The goal of this study is to enhance foot and ankle function in aging and mobility. Compensation provided.
If you have Testosterone-driven Salivary Gland Cancer, you may be able to participate in a research study testing the anti-cancer drug Darolutamide.
Have you been diagnosed with Prostate, Bladder, or Kidney Cancer? If so, you may be able to take part in a research study investigating the optimal way to combine or sequence therapies in patients with Rare Genitourinary Tumors.
Have you been diagnosed with extremity soft tissue sarcoma and are scheduled to have standard of care radiotherapy (XRT) followed by surgery to treat your cancer? XRT is effective in managing extremity soft tissue sarcoma, however, it is associated with risks, such as damage to healthy tissue, and complications in post-surgery wound healing.
Did you have head or neck cancer? Have you completed radiation in the past 3 years or more and now have dry mouth? You may be able to take part in a research study to help us learn if a gene therapy can help people with dry mouth due to radiation therapy.
Did you know that over 250 million persons are affected by Osteoarthritis? It is the leading cause of disability among adults and has no cure. Prevention of OA is preferable to treatment and females are affected at nearly twice the rate as males. If you are a female, at least 50 years of age, overweight, with no or occasional knee pain, you may be able to participate in a research study to find out if a diet and exercise program or a health education program prevent knee OA.