Postmenopausal Vols Needed
The Cardiology Branch, NHLBI, is recruiting postmenopausal
female volunteers for a 6-month study investigating the effects of
hormone replacement therapy on the body's defense against
infections that may be important in atherosclerosis. Participants
must be between ages 50 and 65 and in good general health, and not
have taken hormone replacement therapy or other medications for at
least 6 months prior to study. Volunteers will be paid. Call
435-4038.
Healthy Mothers Needed
The Pediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch, NIMH,
seeks right-handed mothers ages 20-40 with nonadopted first-born
children ages 5-12 to participate in an fMRI study on the visual
processing of faces. Volunteers should have no history of medical or
psychiatric disorders, and should not be taking prescription
medication (including birth control pills). The first-born children of
volunteers should have no history of psychiatric illness or chronic
medical problems. Volunteers must have normal vision or wear
contacts. Participation requires a 2-hour screening interview, a
followup visit and a 3-hour visit for fMRI scan. Participants will be
reimbursed. For more information, call Lisa Kalik or Neil Santiago
at 496-8381.
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