Researchers from the University at Buffalo (UB) are interested in learning more about how to keep scuba divers safe. They have found that being in cold water can increase the risk of them suffering from oxygen toxicity. This is when the brain is exposed to too much oxygen. However, no one knows why this happens. Read More

-Healthy adults aged 18-39 years old
-Do not use tobacco
-Not currently pregnant or breastfeeding

As women get older and begin menopause, their bodies make less of certain hormones. This can raise their chances of having health problems like stroke or memory diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Exercise is one of the best ways to keep the brain healthy, but not everyone can do regular exercise. Read More

-Generally healthy adults 18 years or older
-Pre-menopausal women with regular periods for more than 3 months
-Peri-menopausal women with irregular periods
-Post-menopausal women with no period for more than 12 months
-Not pregnant or breastfeeding

Have you been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or an interstitial lung disease (ILD)? If so, you may be eligible for a study! Read More

-Adults 18 to 85 years old
-Have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or an interstitial lung disease (ILD). ILD includes idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), ILD secondary to autoimmune or rheumatologic diseases such as scleroderma or rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, or other diseases which have caused fibrosis in the lungs.
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Research has shown that changes in what we eat may affect the growth and spread of tumors. To learn more, researchers from the University at Buffalo are looking at how changing the amount of food we eat may help the body to respond better to cancer treatment. Read More

-Adults 18 years or older
-Have been diagnosed with any type of cancer
-Are starting or currently undergoing treatment

Research has shown that the amount of protein we eat may affect the growth and spread of tumors. To learn more, researchers from the University at Buffalo are looking at how changing the amount of protein we eat may help how the body responds to treatment. Read More

-Adults 18 years or older
-Have been diagnosed with any type of cancer
-Are starting or currently undergoing immunotherapy

Researchers from the University at Buffalo's Alcohol Research Lab are conducting a new study looking at how people respond to stressful experiences in their daily life. Read More

-Adults between the ages of 21 to 55 years old
-Drink alcohol weekly
-Have experienced an extremely stressful life event

Are you living with long COVID or COPD? Or are you a healthy adult not diagnosed with either condition? If so, you might be eligible for a study from the University at Buffalo (UB)! Read More

-Adults 18 years or older
-Have been diagnosed with long COVID or
-Have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or
-Are a healthy adult without long COVID or COPD

Are you a retired or current occupational therapist (OT)? Have you worked with a child with pediatric acute neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS)? If so, you may be eligible to participate in an online survey study! Read More

-Active or retired occupational therapists (OTs)
-Have treated at least one child with pediatric acute onset of neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) including Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep (PANDAS)
-Can read/write in English

A research team from the University at Buffalo wants to better engage Ross Eye Institute patients in studies. However, they first want to gauge the level of interest and willingness to participate. Read More

-This study is only open to current patients of the Ross Eye Institute.

Sick children need good sleep for healing and recovery. However, being in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) can be disruptive to sleep. Getting medication, nursing care, having lights on, and noise can lead to bad sleep. Children in a PICU also have more light sleep which is not as restful as deep sleep. Read More

-This study is only recruiting families that have a child admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.