The purpose of this research is to examine how listeners access and learn speech when listening in clear or challenging conditions. We are currently recruiting adults with normal hearing. Research participants may be asked to complete listening tasks, complete questionnaires, and complete sleep tracking measures. The research study is expected to take 7 days of participation and will be completed with 2 in-person sessions. The goal of this research is to contribute to a better understanding of how listeners learn new speech signals, and in so doing, point to rehabilitation considerations for listeners with hearing loss.

In this study, we are looking at patterns in certain blood proteins. We want to understand how a protein supplement called β-hydroxy-methyl-butyrate (HMB) works in older adults who feel tired or have less muscle strength.

The purpose of this study is to examine associations between an athlete's concussion history, perceived social support, perceived stress, and kinesiophobia (fear of movement) symptoms. A better understanding of these associations may help clinicians and researchers understand the importance of implementing mental health care into the rehabilitation process of recovering from a concussion.

In this study, we will look at how Asian undergraduate students at UNC talk to each other about getting into college. We will look at what they talk about and how they talk to each other. We want to know more about what it's like for Asian students trying to get into college and what they think about it.

Community health assessments (CHA) are used to identify key health needs and issues through systematic, comprehensive data collection, and analysis. Commonly these assessments focus on disease and injuries causes the most health risk in the community of focus. Determinants of health are also included in a CHA. These determinants may include environmental factors. However the inclusion of a full environmental assessment in a CHA is very uncommon. Despite the potential of CHAs to assess cumulative impacts, limited environmental data weakens their effectiveness. The Lumbee Tribe recently conducted a Tribal Health Assessment and it included only one question about environmental quality. This research aims to identify what should be included in a future Tribal Environmental Health Assessment.

Is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) making it difficult for you to get pregnant? Are you trying to get pregnant as soon as possible? You may be able to participate in a research study to find out if a new device can help restore fertility in women with PCOS. Compensation provided.

Do you ever feel discomfort during your pessary check-ups? Are you looking for ways to make them more comfortable? If you are a woman experiencing discomfort during pessary exams, you may be able to take part in our research study. We are seeing if massaging the area around the opening of the vagina (perineal massage) could help lessen pain during pessary exams. Compensation provided.

You are being asked to participate in this research study because you have been diagnosed with breast cancer and considered for immunotherapy. This study will investigate your response to immunotherapy.

If you are being considered for an EXIT procedure, you may be eligible to participate in our research study.

Do you have triple-negative breast cancer that either came back or did not improve after initial cancer treatment? If so, you may be able to take part in this gene therapy research study to learn more about using your own modified immune cells as a possible treatment.