High Cholesterol Study Recruits
The Cardiology Branch, NHLBI, is recruiting patients with high
cholesterol levels (250 mg/dL or higher) who have no other medical
problems to be included in a 3-day outpatient study. Participants will
be paid. Call 496-8739.
Healthy Mothers Needed for 'Faces' Study
The Pediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch, NIMH,
seeks right-handed mothers age 20-40 with non-adopted, first-born
children age 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.
Female Volunteers Needed
The Behavioral Endocrinology Branch, NIMH, is seeking female volunteers ages 18-45 to participate in a 5-month study of the effects of reproductive hormones on measures of cerebral activity and blood flow. Volunteers must have regular menstrual cycles with no changes in mood in relationship to menses, be free of medical illnesses and not taking any hormones or medication on a regular basis. They will complete daily rating forms and be asked to participate in studies of cerebral blood flow with positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Payment will be in accordance with the duration of each visit and the type of protocol. For more information, call Linda Simpson-St. Clair, 496-9576.
Women Needed for NICHD Study
NICHD's Developmental Endocrinology Branch is seeking healthy female volunteers for endometrial biopsy. Women must be under age 35 and have had at least one child. Compensation provided. If interested, call Dr. Rhonda Hearns, 402-0851.
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