Precision Medicine Approaches to Renal Osteodystrophy is a study designed to discover new markers of how the kidney affects your bone health. This study will evaluate how your bone is reacting to your kidney problem both before and after you start your bone treatment for hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis. We are looking for people who are interested in…
We are studying the causes of and potential treatments for pregnancy & lactation-associated osteoporosis (PLO). We know little about the clinical features, causes, and prognosis of PLO. Our goal is to define the clinical characteristics of PLO and better understand similarities/differences among the women. We are looking for women with fractures during/…
Pain is a natural response to injury to let us know there may be damage to our bodies. Pain is the way our body tells us that we must take care of ourselves. Chronic pain is different and lasts for a long time. In some cases, chronic pain remains without any sign of body damage. Today, there is no way for a doctor to measure someone's chronic pain or…
We are conducting an academic study to understand how people solve problems related to health. In the study, participants will be presented with a hypothetical problem related to diabetes self-management and asked to use an online health application to explore information and propose a solution. We invite all participants between 18 and 65 years old, who…
The goal of this study is to learn whether treatment with a safe, commonly used drug called ATENOLOL prevents bone loss in women after menopause. Who Qualifies? Healthy post-menopausal women who are between the ages of 50 and 75. You may not be eligible if you have certain medical conditions. What's Involved? If you are eligible, you will be assigned…
The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the human body, steered by a group of muscles and their respective tendons, together called the rotator cuff. A consequence of this mobility is a vulnerability to degradation, or wear and tear, of tendons and inflammation in the surrounding area. Our study aims to create biological samples and data bank to get…
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the bones in children who are short. This study will help to see if the bones of short children who have low levels of growth hormone or children who are short but have normal levels of growth hormone are any different from children of average height. Bones have spongy inner parts and harder outer parts and…
Juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) is a cause of chronic, whole-body pain. The cause of JFM is unknown. One of the possible causes of JFM is a problem with nerves called "small fiber neuropathy." This is a problem where small nerve fibers in the skin are not working properly and patients can have pain as a result. Recent studies have found evidence of…
We are looking for people ages 65 and older to help us evaluate if an investigational drug improves muscle function, which can reduce risk of falls and fractures. To be considered for the study, you: 1. Must complete a pre-screening phone interview to assess your eligibility 2. If you are eligible, you will be invited to attend an in-person appointment at…
We are currently looking for overweight (body mass index 25 kg/m2) men and women, age 18-65 y, to participate in a sleep study. To participate you must have been diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea within the past year, and have been prescribed continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) but not have not yet started treatment. This is a 2-phase,…
We will enroll and randomly assign 30 sedentary, healthy overweight men and women to two groups. Participants will either start by consuming peanuts for 4 weeks, and then go on to exercise at high intensity intervals (HIIT) for 4 weeks, or the reverse order. We will test and compare the effect of peanuts and exercise on inflammation and heart rate…