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Memory for changes in Aging

Are you between the ages of 18 and 35 or 65 and 85? Are you interested in contributing to research that wants to understand how human memory works? If so, you may be able to take part in a study on how younger and older adults learn and remember words. You can help us learn more about how memory works in adults! Compensation provided.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 85 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Aging
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
  • Opinions and Perceptions
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Study on New Gel for Women's Health

We're trying to find out if a special gel is safe and easy for people with cervical cancer to use. This is for those who are also getting chemotherapy and radiation. We want to see if the gel does its job well, is quick to use, and helps keep healthy tissues safe.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Female
Study Interest
  • Cancer (Cervical)
  • Sexual and/or Reproductive Health
  • Women's Health
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Social Media and Mood Across the Menstrual Cycle

Do you feel like your mood is affected by your menstrual cycle? Do you feel like your social media use changes depending on your mood? If you experience a regular menstrual cycle, you may be eligible to participate in a research study to better understand the factors that influence mood and social media use across the menstrual cycle. Compensation provided.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 25 years
  • Female
Study Interest
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
  • Mental and Emotional Health
  • Women's Health
  • UNC Students (undergrad, grad, professional)
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TMS and Alcohol Study

Are you interested in earning $20/hour for participating in a research study? You can help the Cognition & Addiction Behavioral Neuroscience Lab at UNC Chapel Hill understand the relationship between sensitivity to alcohol and resting-state brain activity! If you're between 22-50 years old, fluent in English, and medically healthy you may be eligible to participate. We will provide free parking behind Howell Hall through the duration of your session. If you're interested in participating, please email cablab@unc.edu or call us at 919-843-9193 and ask about the TMS study.

Age & Gender
  • 22 years ~ 50 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Brain, Head, Nervous System
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
  • Substance Use (tobacco, alcohol, opioids, etc)
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The REACH Study: Barriers to Health Insurance Signup

Have you ever signed up for health insurance through Healthcare.gov? If you live in North Carolina and are 18 or older, we invite you to share your thoughts! You'll earn $50 for a 45-minute interview with us.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 65 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
Visit Location
100% Remote (online, phone, text)
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Improving health information access for rural communities

We are testing the usability of a health information website that shares easy-to-understand information about prostate cancer. The website is called iPICS. We want to see if the website is helpful for people living in rural areas, especially older adults. By working with public libraries, we hope to learn how to make the website better and easier to use. Our goal is to help people find trustworthy health information so they can make good decisions about their health.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Aging
  • Cancer (Prostate)
  • Men's Health
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100% Remote (online, phone, text)
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Creatine Supplementation in Healthy Adults

We're looking for healthy, active men and women to take part in a creatine research study. Are you interested in vists the lab for body composition, GI questionnaires, hydration testing and blood draws? Compensation is provided.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 45 years
  • Male, Female
Study Interest
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
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Sparing Parotid Ducts via MRI Sialography for Reduced Patient-Reported Xerostomia

Radiation treatment for head and neck cancer can often cause a very dry mouth. This dryness can last for a long time, even after the treatment ends. In our study, we want to see if changing where the radiation is aimed can help with this dryness. If you join, you'll fill out some simple questionnaires and give saliva samples. We'll also check in with you for about a year after your treatment to see how you're doing.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Cancer (Head and Neck)
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat
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Stress, queer families, and microbiome

Do you identify as queer? Are you currently family planning? You may be eligible for our study. We are interested in understanding how stress and social support during family planning are related to health outcomes in queer parents and their infants. Study participation will includes interviews, survey completion, and fecal and skin microbiome collection. Compensation provided.

Age & Gender
  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Female, Gender Inclusive
Study Interest
  • Healthy Volunteer or General Population
  • Microbiome
  • Pregnancy
  • and 5 more
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Teen Vulnerability to Irritability: Brain and Estrogen changes (Teen VIBE)

Help Us Understand How Hormones Affect Mental Health in Teens! Are you a teen girl (or the parent of one) curious about how hormones influence mood ? During the teen years, depression risk rises-especially as the brain, friendships, and hormones are all changing. The Teen VIBE Study at UNC seeks to understand why some teens feel these changes more intensely, so we can create better treatments in the future. Our research study uses safe, well-studied birth control pills and MRI brain scans to explore how hormone changes across the menstrual cycle affect mood and the brain.

Age & Gender
  • 12 years ~ 16 years
  • Female
Study Interest
  • Child and Teen Health
  • Mental and Emotional Health
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