Seeking adults aged 18 and older who either have Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) or are healthy volunteers for a study to identify genetic biomarkers for the disease and better understand what causes it, and why symptoms vary widely among people who have it.
Seeking men and women aged 18 and older for a study of a device to help develop a Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to improve scans of the brain.
Seeking men and women over the age of 65 for a study of an investigational device to screen for cognitive impairment.
Seeking people who been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or a similar immune disorder of the central nervous system or their immediate family members for a study to better understand what causes these diseases and perhaps improve treatment.
Seeking people with Parkinson's disease and healthy volunteers for a study of how speech changes depending on PD symptoms, effects of medication and genetics.
Seeking men and women aged between 18 and 80 for a study of how the brain works when making decisions when the answer is uncertain.
Seeking men and women at risk for pancreatic cancer due to family or personal history willing to participate in an detection and prevention study.
Seeking men and women aged 65 and older for a study of changes in the microbiome in the intestines of seniors when they move into a long-term care facility.
We are collecting data and biological samples from people with infectious or inflammatory conditions of the bowel such as celiac disease, colitis, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and from people who do not have bowel disease to get a better understanding of these diseases.
Children and adults who either have macular degeneration or are closely related to someone who has macular degeneration are sought for a study of macular degeneration and other related ocular disorders to prevent visual loss and blindness for current and future generations
Seeking adult male and female healthy volunteers for a national research program enrolling one million people across the U.S. to help build one of the most diverse health databases in history.
Seeking men and women who get their care at UMass Memorial for a chronic health condition such as heart disease, diabetes or kidney disease for a study of an investigational device embedded in a toilet seat to remotely monitor cardiac health.
Seeking blood samples from healthy volunteers and volunteers who have various autoimmune diseases, like type 1 diabetes
Seeking healthy men and women volunteers aged 18-55 for a study of an investigational vaccine against Epstein Barr Virus which is the main cause of mononucleosis.
Seeking healthy infants 5 < 8 months of age for a study to determine whether investigational mRNA vaccines can prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection.
Seeking parents of kids aged 5-17 who receive their care at UMass Memorial for a research survey about their intentions on having their child vaccinated against COVID-19.
Seeking men and women health care workers for an observational study of the effectiveness of COVID vaccine boosters.
Seeking men and women aged 18 and older who get their care at UMass Memorial clinics to participate in a focus group on outreach materials for COVID-19 vaccination.
We are seeking healthy adult male and female volunteers who may have been previously infected with a number of viruses to provide blood, oral, and nasal samples. We want to develop new ways to detect and measure viruses, and study the way the immune system fights infection of viruses.
Seeking children who have been diagnosed with influenza in the past 7 days and healthy children willing to donate a blood sample for a study of how influenza affects blood cells of children.
Seeking neonates (babies up to 28 days old) for a study collecting blood samples to assess a lab test to diagnosis the blood infection sepsis.
Seeking healthy adults and adults who have been suffering influenza-like illness for no more than 14 days for a study of how the flu or flu-like infections affect their blood cells.
Pregnant women with either normal or high blood pressure sought for a study of the effects of high blood pressure during pregnancy. The study will assess whether future cardiovascular disease or serious pregnancy complications like preeclampsia can be better detected & prevented.
Seeking healthy adult volunteers or adults who has had skin allergy patch testing in the past for a study of how anti-inflammatory therapies work in inflamed skin.
We are studying how skin diseases occur in the skin, including how immune cells choose to initiate disease as well as what causes them to enter the skin.
Seeking children under 18 years of age and healthy volunteers from 6 to 18 to study the skin immune system.
Seeking men and women with or without an inflammatory skin disease ( such as cutaneous lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, atopic dermatitis, alopecia areata, scleroderma, eczema, psoriasis, vitilago, or drug hypersensitivity) for a study to learn more about skin diseases and their response to light.
Seeking men and women aged 18 and older for a study of sensors worn on or applied to the skin to measure pain.