Do you ever notice that you feel more energized or alert when meeting new people and forming first impressions? Other times, a first meeting will rub you the wrong way and you may feel less attentive. If you've experienced one or both of these, you may wonder: What makes a good first impression? How do you know you want to become friends with someone? What information do we pay attention to when interacting with someone for the first time? Good questions! Neuroscience and psychology researchers wonder about the same things. Here at the Social Neuroscience and Health lab, we study how the brain and the immune system work together to influence our behaviors and experiences. The Friendship Pathways Study is a research project aiming to answer questions about how the brain and immune system communicate when meeting new people and forming friendships.

In this study, we want to learn more about the possible relationship between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's undergraduate history students' political parties and their library usage. This paper aims to explore the question: does political affiliation of undergraduate history majors influence their use of the library? Interviews will be held with 10 students, from different sides of the political spectrum. Information gathered from interviews will be analyzed for similarities, differences, and patterns.

Are you interested in losing weight to improve your health? This is an innovative research study that aims to promote weight loss in older adults through either a health coach or a registered dietitian and physical therapist. In those not showing weight loss at 8-weeks, we will try a different strategy to maximize the chance of losing weight. We will provide a gift card incentive for your time.

This study is comparing the effect of video game therapy versus standard physical therapy on outcomes for knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Patients with knee OA will be placed in either 8 weeks of standard physical therapy or 8 weeks of physical therapy using a video game at a UNC PT clinic. The cost of PT will be covered by the study.

In this study, we want to find out more about the relationship between jumping and running tasks and a virtual reality task. We also want to find out how a recent concussion (within the last 9 months) may impact completing these tasks.

In this study, we want to learn if there is a relationship between proficiency in a language and how a person reads and depends on certain word structure cues.

In this study, we want to interview the parent/caregiver who stayed behind when the 82nd Airborne Division deployed through the Immediate Reaction Force (IRF) in January 2020, August 2021, and February 2022. We would like to learn how parents/caregivers feel this experience affected their school-aged children (K-12). Our goal is to give a voice to families to share their experiences, and help determine what additional supports might help families with future IRF deployments.

Have you been diagnosed with Lateralized Oropharyngeal Cancer . If so, you may be able to take part in a research study looking at the safety by using a special imaging study called lymph node mapping (lymphatic mapping) Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT-CT) compared to the usual treatment when radiotherapy is given .

Do you have AML, ALL, or MDS, and are preparing for a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor? If so, you might be able to take part in a study to will see if a reduced dose of a drug called cyclophosphamide will still reduce your chances of developing Graft versus Host disease, but also lower your chances of side effects from the drug.

We are testing out a device that collects physical function data among older adults who have multiple chronic conditions. We want to see if the device works efficiently and is user friendly.