METABOLOMICS

This study tests two self-care methods—virtual ear acupressure and Baduanjin qigong—to prevent or reduce period pain in 145 women aged 16–35 with primary dysmenorrhea. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups and practice their assigned technique for 12 weeks…

This study looks at how differences in people's gut bacteria affect the way their bodies process nutrients from blueberries. Researchers will give 125 healthy adults a single blueberry drink and measure the levels of blueberry compounds in their blood and urine over time. The goa…

This pilot study is looking at why some patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) develop severe muscle weakness after surgery. Researchers will take blood and small muscle samples from 20 high-risk patients to look for chemical changes that might cause or signal this weakness. T…

This study looks at how severe obesity and weight-loss surgery change natural chemicals in scalp hair. Researchers will track 60 adults—some with severe obesity scheduled for bariatric surgery and some healthy-weight controls—to see if hair chemistry can signal poor metabolic hea…

This study looks at how the brain reacts to different nutrients (sugar, fat, or protein) in people with obesity compared to healthy-weight individuals. Researchers will use brain scans and blood tests to see if there are differences in brain activity and metabolism after eating. …

This observational study looks at how bacteria in the gut and mouth are linked to epilepsy and whether they affect how well seizure medicines work. Researchers will collect stool, saliva, and blood samples from 1,500 people with newly diagnosed epilepsy and healthy controls. By a…