Individuals with Down syndrome are at risk for the development of Alzheimer's disease. This study seeks to explore if neurodegenerative biomarkers of this condition are present in childhood. In addition, this study will explore the possibility of these same biomarkers being present in children with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
The goal of this study is to help researchers across the nation develop and tailor healthcare treatments to the individual. They will do this by collecting data & biospecimens that may enable a broad spectrum of research studies.
This prospective, longitudinal study aims to measure and describe the amount and frequency of physical activity, feeding, and sleeping across days and months in infancy.
We want to learn more about how cancer treatment, such as immunotherapy (i.e., CAR T cell treatment), affects the brain, learning, and behavior in patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
The overall objective is to assess the influences that repeated head impact accelerative events (both impact and nonimpact) and concussions have on high school athletes as measured by brain structure and function, cognition, and behavior.
To investigate bone health in cerebral palsy and the relationship between walking and bone health.
We would like to study how the body responds to the flu infections or flu vaccine in mothers and their children.
This is an observational study that employs qualitative methods (13 focus groups and 22 individual interviews) targeting 130 sexually active and non-sexually active adolescent and young adult (AYA) females, living with chronic illness or disability. The study is designed to explore the extent to which their experiences living with chronic illness and engagement in ongoing medical management has an impact on their contraception decision making and perception of LARC as a viable option.
The aim is to find out how overall health and wellness is related to need for pain medication after surgery.
This study examines the relationship between social and nonsocial reward responsiveness and depression symptoms in adolescents (14-17 years old) with confirmed or suspected autism. Over time, we hope to understand mental health outcomes in teens (ages 14-17) with confirmed or suspected autism.
