Assessing brain response to sugar
This study is aimed at understanding brain and hunger responses to different types of sugars and how this influences feeding behavior in lean and obese people.
A Phase 3, Long-Term, Open-Label and Single-Arm Study of MYOBLOC® in the Treatment of Troublesome Sialorrhea in Adult Subjects
Multicenter, open-label, outpatient study of the safety and effectiveness of repeated doses
of MYOBLOC over a 1-year duration in adult subjects with troublesome sialorrhea. The primary
goal is to determine the long-term safety and tolerability of MYOBLOC (administered
intraglandularly as single total dose of 3,500 Units) treatments every 13 weeks over a
maximum possible duration of 1 year in adult subjects with troublesome sialorrhea. The
secondary goal is to assess the magnitude of therapeutic response of MYOBLOC (administered
intraglandularly as a single total dose of 3,500 Units) using effectiveness assessments
performed at intervals after treatments every 13 weeks over a maximum possible duration of 1
year.
Join a USC Study on Mood and Smoking
<p> Depression may increase smoking dependence and might make it harder to quit. We want to better understand the connection to develop better programs that help smokers to quit. You do <strong>NOT </strong>need to be diagnosed with depression to participate in this study. </p><p> For this study, participation involves taking surveys on a mobile phone or other compliant smart device, completing questionnaires online, and completing interviews via video chat and phone.</p>
Spectroscopic detection of colon polyps (Spy Colonic Neoplasia)
The purpose of this study is to determine if colon cancer or precancerous colon polyps can be predicted from examining the lining of the rectum with a special harmless light. If so, primary care physicians will be able to determine from this simple test which of their patients actually needs a colonoscopy instead of referring 100% of their patients simply because they turn 50 years old.