Objective of this study is to learn more about the disease chronic pancreatitis and thus contribute to better treatments. The investigators will gain this by studying the effects of vitamin D in the body immune system and bones. The investigators will also study the uptake of vitamin D through the intestine compared with the amount of vitamin D obtained through exposure to UVB rays.
The investigators in this study sponsored by the University of Michigan are working on a tool to help people who are severely paralyzed. This tool is called a brain-computer interface (BCI). BCIs can connect to computers or other electronic devices, such as a power wheelchair. In
this study, patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) will be able to control the tilt feature of their power wheelchair using only brainwaves, allowing for independent control.
The investigators study aims to investigate the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences of dexmedetomidine between patients receiving and not receiving enzyme-inducing anticonvulsant therapy and to identify a potential mechanism for these differences.
The investigators have planned to perform a trial to study the effect of antioxidant supplementation on pain relief in patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Pub Med abstract regarding Finland study assessing insufficient energy and nutrient intake in children with motor disability. Study's goal was to investigate micronutrient status in a group of children with cerebral palsy
Preterm infants are born with immature lungs and often require help with breathing shortly after birth. This currently involves administering 100% oxygen. Unfortunately, delivery of high oxygen concentrations leads to the production of free radicals that can injure many organ systems. Term and near-term newborns deprived of oxygen during or prior to birth respond as well or better to resuscitation with room air (21% oxygen) compared to 100% oxygen. However, a static concentration of 21% oxygen may be inappropriate for preterm infants with lung disease. Our study will investigate how adjusting the amount of oxygen given to sick preterm newborns will affect the ability to maintain a safe oxygen level in their blood
The Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is one of the largest neuroscience research centers in the world. Investigators in the NINDS intramural program conduct research in the basic, translational, and clinical neurosciences. Their specific interests cover a broad range of neuroscience research including molecular biophysics, synapses and circuits, neuronal development, integrative neuroscience, brain imaging and neurological disorders
A research team led by investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has identified and cloned the gene responsible for early-onset dystonia, a crippling, inherited neurological disorder that begins in childhood.
Responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
Study being conducted to better understand how the brain controls movement, to learn more about movement disorders and to train movement disorder specialists.
Duke University and Multicenter, Open-label Study to Investigate the Safety,
Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Lacosamine (LCM) Oral Solution (syrup) as Adjunctive Therapy in Children with Partial Onset Seizures. This study is being done to test the safety of the study drug Lacosamide (LCM) syrup and how the body processes it.
Mayo study to evaluate a potential new treatment for epilepsy. Researchers want to learn if the investigational drug called perampanel is safe and can help people with partial seizures who are already taking seizure medications and the current seizure medications are not enough to control those seizures. Perampanel is being tested as a possible add-on drug for people with seizures who are taking other seizure medications.
Study being conducted to learn about the effects (both good and bad) of a brain stimulating device known as the External Responsive Neurostimulating System. This is an investigational device that was designed to detect seizure activity and give an electrical stimulation to the brain to try to stop it
Study to investigate motor learning through remapping of dance movements into low dimensions using virtual reality environment in children with cerebral palsy
NINDS sponsored study will investigate the role that a brain chemical called serotonin plays in seizures. Serotonin, present naturally in the brain, helps transmit signals between nerve cells. Glucose is a sugar that is the main fuel of the brain.
Study is to obtain preliminary information about the efficacy and potential adverse effects of platelet concentrate injections in patients undergoing arthroscopic Sub-acromial Decompression (SD), arthroscopic Acromio-Clavicular (AC) joint resection, and arthroscopic Rotator Cuff (RC) repair. Investigators wish to determine whether the PRP shows efficacy in healing and learn of possible side-effects
Research Study for Children to Test Balance. Researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences are conducting a research study to investigate the reliability of a test of balance for typically developing children and children with cerebral palsy
Study sponsored by Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris investigating Early Prevention of Broncho-pulmonary Dysplasia and Neonatal Mortality in Very Preterm Infants Using Low Dose of Hydrocortisone
NCBI PubMed Abstract, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Study involving piglets to determine whether the generation of superoxide anion occurs primarily during asphyxia or whether reventilation must take place, 2) to investigate the effects of indomethacin pretreatment at a therapeutic dose of 0.2 mg/kg i.v. on superoxide anion generation, and 3) to investigate the effects of oxypurinol, an oxygen free radical scavenger, on superoxide anion production during asphyxia/reventilation
This is a prospective, PUniversty of British Columbia prospecitive, Phase II hypothesis generating) randomized pilot study investigating the efficacy of using Dermabond as a method of final wound closure as compared to the standard staple method in children with Neuromuscular Scoliosis undergoing spinal deformity correction surgery