Search and volunteer to participate in these available studies at UB. Your participation in research doesn't just benefit you, it helps advance healthcare for our entire community.
The University at Buffalo (UB) School of Nursing is looking for veterans aged 65 to 85 years old who have trouble sleeping for a 3-month study. The goal of this study is to see if vitamin B3 may help adults sleep better, which may help to improve thinking and memory. Read More
Eligibility:
Adults aged 65-85 years old
Have trouble sleeping
Have not been diagnosed with dementia
Fluent in English
The University at Buffalo (UB) School of Dental Medicine is looking for adults to participate in a dental study. The goal of this study is to better understand the link between weight status and gum disease. Read More
Eligibility:
Adults aged 30 to 64 years old
Either lean or overweight
Have at least 10 teeth
Have not taken an antibiotic within the last 3 months
Are not currently pregnant
Report no autoimmune disease
Are not taking immunosuppressant medication
Fluent in English or Spanish
The University at Buffalo (UB) Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences is looking for healthy adult volunteers to participate in an exercise study. The goal of the study is to look at bodily changes that wildland firefighters experience when working in the heat after consuming an energy drink. Read More
Eligibility:
Healthy adults 18 – 39 years old
Exercise regularly (at least 2.5 hours of moderate exercise a week or 1.25 hours of vigorous exercise per week)
Not currently using tobacco products or have regularly used in the last 2 years
Not currently pregnant or breastfeeding
Does not have hypertension (high blood pressure) or tachycardia (heart that beats faster than normal, greater than 100 beats...
The University at Buffalo (UB) Child Health and Behavioral Lab is looking for families who online grocery shop to join a remote study. The goal of this study is to develop new strategies to help families make healthier choices while using Instacart. Read More
Eligibility:
At least one 2 - 5 year old child living in the home
One parent who is overweight
Online grocery shop at least 75% of the time (for either pick-up or delivery) at Tops, Aldi, or Wegmans
Have access to a smart device (for example, a smartphone, computer, laptop, or tablet)
The University at Buffalo (UB) Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences is looking for adult volunteers for an in-person study. The goal of this study is to investigate how adults understand speech in both quiet and noisy backgrounds. Read More
Eligibility:
Adults aged 31 or older
Normal hearing (no diagnosed hearing loss)
Native speaker of North American English
This study explores reasons why siblings differ in weight status. It asks why do some siblings fall into different body weight groups (such as underweight versus overweight) even when they grow up in the same home environment? Read More
Eligibility:
· Your children are same-sex siblings (both boys or both girls) between the ages of 11-16.
· Your children differ in weight groups (i.e., underweight, overweight).
· You live with both children.
· You also fall into the overweight group.
· Your family has no dietary restrictions.
· Your children do not have depression, mood disorders, eating disorders, ADHD, or receive therapy for m...
The purpose of this study is to treat patients with spinal cord injuries. It involves a new research device to treat the spine. The treatment also involves physical or occupational therapy. Read More
Eligibility:
22 years or older
Spinal cord injury between C2 and T2
Long-term injury from a specific event
Little ability to use your arms and hands.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects, good or bad, of subcutaneous (under the skin) injections of satralizumab in combination with current treatment in patients with generalized Myasthenia Gravis. Read More
The University at Buffalo (UB) Center for Research and Education in Special Environments (CRESE) lab is looking for fit men for an exercise and nutrition study. The goal of this study is to see if a high carbohydrate diet affects fatigue and overall performance during a 6-day exercise heat acclimation protocol. Read More
Eligibility:
Healthy males between 18-40 years old
Typically exercise most days of the week
Are able to engage in walking, running, and cycling for longer periods of time
The University at Buffalo (UB) is looking for volunteers to join a long COVID-19 registry. Our goal is to build a registry of local Western New York community members who are experiencing the effects of long COVID-19 infection. This registry will help us to share news about long COVID-19 as we learn more about this condition. UB researchers will also use the registry to communicate information about studies recruiting volunteers with long COVID-19. Read More
Eligibility:
Adults over the age of 18 years old
Experiencing symptoms of long COVID-19 infection
Live in one of the eight counties of Western New York (Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, Wyoming, Genesee, and Orleans)