The Genetics of Liver Fat (GoLF): Contributions of Genes and Liver Fat to Diabetes Risk in Mexican Americans
<p>Diabetes affects millions of people in the United States, and Latinos are at higher risk. The liver plays an important role in regulating blood sugar. At the University of Southern California (USC), we are seeking participants for an ongoing study to investigate how differences in your genes impact liver fat levels, and how these levels affect diabetes risk. We want to improve the understanding of diabetes, obesity, and fatty liver disease, and work toward developing better ways to treat and prevent these diseases. </p><p>This is a collaborative study between Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) and the University of Southern California (USC), sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).</p>
Study at USC tests smartphone app to help older adults with memory problems stay active. Join today!
<p> Despite the health benefits of physical activity, community-living older people with dementia have 26% lower physical activity levels than their cognitively healthy peers. Health-related smartphone applications (apps) are now frequently used to help people lead healthier lifestyles and provide a promising way to increase older adults' physical activity. Unfortunately, no physical activity apps exist that have been adapted for older persons with cognitive impairment despite that this group could benefit from such health-supportive tools. </p><p>The app-based intervention proposed for this study is named Moving Up-A. It includes features designed to assist older adults who have mild cognitive impairments become more physically active. The app provides users support to overcome common barriers to physical activity they may experience by increasing awareness about one’s physical activity patterns and by sending a variety of messages, tips, activities, and reminders. </p><p> To participate in this study, we are looking for older adults (65 years or older) who have difficulty with memory or thinking, who own smartphones, reside in the Los Angeles area or in the Pacific Time Zone, and are not very physically active.</p>
A novel, comprehensive approach to post-stroke gait rehabilitation
The purpose of this study is to understand how individuals control their walking after stroke while using visual information about their walking and while walking at different speeds. We hope to learn how people learn new walking patterns when parts of the brain are damaged and how this may change at different walking speeds.
Lupus patients on Twitter: What do they think about using Twitter to engage them with their health?
It is estimated that at least 5 million Americans have the autoimmune disease lupus, with more than 16,000 new cases of lupus being reported annually in the U.S. Many patients take to Twitter to share their disease experience. With this study, we want to better understand Lupus patients who use Twitter and hear from them whether Twitter could be used as a tool to engage them with healthcare and research. This study is restricted to Lupus patients on Twitter who were contacted by the study team.
Tracking Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms and predicting response to treatment using Fitbit, neuroimaging, and smartphone surveys.
<p>Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a chronic, impairing disorder characterized by unwanted obsessions and/or compulsions. Not all persons with OCD are alike, resulting in a wide variety of symptoms, illness course, and response to treatment. The purpose of our OCD research study is to better understand differences in OCD symptoms and to predict both illness course and response to treatment. By comparing data from participants with OCD and healthy volunteers without OCD, we hope to provide enhanced treatments to future patients.</p>
Mother's Milk Study
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of human milk oligosaccharides (i.e. HMOs, which are a type of sugar) on infant intestinal bacteria and understand how these sugars influence the growth and development of the child. The ultimate goal of this study is to promote the growth of good bacteria in the infant’s intestine and reduce the growth of harmful bacteria.
LGBTQ+ Smokers & Their Partners Who Want to Quit Smoking
This study is about understanding attempts to quit cigarette smoking in couples. Your participation will help determine better treatment efforts for couples who smoke that want to quit. The study is being funded by the California Tobacco Related Disease Prevention Program.
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