Do you have any of your baby teeth or are you a parent who has kept your child's baby teeth? Are you a young adult or a parent of a child age 25 or under? Did you know scientists can learn all about different medications, foods, and environmental exposures in a child's early life from their teeth? You may be able to take part in a research study to learn what factors increase children's risk of developing EoE (eosinophilic esophagitis)! We are looking for children and young adults (age 0-25) with or without EoE to volunteer. Compensation will be provided.
How does your baby's environment affect their brain? A child's brain grows quickly during pregnancy and infancy. If you are pregnant in your 2nd or 3rd trimester, you may be eligible to participate in a research study to find out how your environment affects your baby's brain development. Compensation provided.
Does your child or teen have a history of wheezing or asthma? Your child may be eligible to participate in a registry that will allow us to understand how wheezing and asthma change over time in kids and teens. Compensation provided for in-person study visits. We will also be enrolling some children without a history of wheezing or asthma to serve as a comparison group.
Are you a patient or survivor of a pediatric or young adult cancer? You may be able to take part in this registry to help us learn about long-term and treatment-related adverse outcomes.
Are you a parent or guardian of an infant with Angelman Syndrome or Fragile X Syndrome? If so, please consider joining our non-invasive brain imaging study, which will help to advance our understanding of the earliest brain and behavior signs of these conditions. A copy of the MRI scan and a summary of behavioral assessments will be shared with the family. Compensation for participation will be provided, and all travel expenses will be covered.
Do you ever wonder if there is a connection between oral and gut health and food allergies? Well, so do we! We are trying to enroll pediatric participants in our registry study to determine what the link is and use it to possibly help treat patients in the future.
Are you currently pregnant and planning to deliver at UNC? If so, you and your baby may be eligible to take part in an exciting research opportunity! The SUNBEAM study will examine factors that lead to the development of food allergies and eczema (chronic itchy skin) in young babies and toddlers. Compensation will be provided for completed study activities.
Help us understand female adolescent depression! Starting at puberty, girls are almost three times more likely to be diagnosed with a mood disorder than boys. The goal of the EVOLVE study is to understand the impact of changing hormones, stress, and sleep on mood symptoms during the pubertal transition.
If you have a child with MS who is between 10 and 18 years old who has experienced at least one MS episode in the last 12 months, or at least 2 episodes in the last 24 months, your child could qualify for a study testing a drug that is currently used to treat adults with MS.
Are you a parent with a child between the ages of 5 and 19? Do you want to know what factors affect childhood obesity? If so, you and your child may be able to take part in a study on how genetic and lifestyle factors affect a child's health. Compensation provided.