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Type 2 Diabetes Study

Struggling to control your type 2 diabetes? You may be able to participate in a research study to find out if you have elevated cortisol levels - a hidden factor that could be making blood sugar harder to manage - and if so, you may receive a study treatment that could help reduce the effects of excess cortisol.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Diabetes
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Study for Recently Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Patients

Have you been recently diagnosed with T1D? You may be able to participate in a research study for an investigational cell therapy product to see if it is safe for patients with T1D and to see if it helps to slow down the progression of T1D.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 45 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Diabetes
Open

New Onset Type 1 Diabetes Non-Interventional Study

Were you diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the last few weeks? We are looking for people who are able to come in for a single visit within 2 months of their diagnosis of type 1 diabetes to collect demographic data and a blood sample. We will be collecting blood for the analysis of a specific genotype to see its distribution among people who are diagnosed with T1D.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 45 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Diabetes
Not currently enrolling

Graves' Disease Study

The purpose of this study is to determine if an investigational treatment can address the underlying cause of Graves' disease, and potentially normalize thyroid hormone levels.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 75 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Glands and Hormones
Not currently enrolling

Weight Loss Study

This study is being done to see if an investigational medication works better than a placebo (dummy medicine) for weight loss.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Obesity
Not currently enrolling

Weight Loss Study

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of an investigational oral medication compared with placebo in people with obesity or overweight with and without type 2 diabetes

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Diabetes
  • Obesity
Not currently enrolling

Resistant Hypertension Study

The purpose of this study is to see how prevalent high cortisol levels are in people with high blood pressure that is resistant to treatment.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Blood Pressure
Not currently enrolling

How does the way sugar enters the body affect brain glucose?

We are conducting a research study to understand how different ways of taking sugar into the body change how much sugar gets into the brain. This information may be helpful to get learn about obesity, type 2 diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer's Disease).

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 45 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Brain, Head, Nervous System
  • Eating, Nutrition, and Metabolism
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
  • and 2 more
Not currently enrolling

Type One Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Study

This study is looking at how an oral pill used in combination with insulin reduces the risk of low blood sugar.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female
Study Interest
  • Diabetes
Not currently enrolling

Brain Connections in Diabetes

The study aims to use a special chemical called [11C]UCB-J to measure the connections between brain cells and how these may be different between people with and without diabetes.

Age & Gender
  • 25 years ~ 55 years
  • Male, Female
Study Interest
  • Brain, Head, Nervous System
  • Diabetes
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
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