Adventhealth Translational Research Institute

This completed study looked at whether combining an online memory test with a blood test can help find Alzheimer's disease early in people 65 and older. Over 1,400 volunteers took part. The goal is to make early detection easier and faster, so treatment can start sooner.

This small phase 2 trial tested whether taking abscisic acid (ABA), a natural plant hormone, can improve how the body handles sugar in people with prediabetes. Five adults with elevated fasting glucose or HbA1c took ABA and had their insulin sensitivity measured using a precise c…

This study collected fat tissue samples from 31 healthy young (18–30) and older (65+) adults. Researchers then tested in the lab how blocking a protein called MetAP2 affects aging-related markers in the fat tissue. The goal was to gather basic knowledge, not to test a treatment.…

This completed study collected neck tissue, blood, and urine from 34 adults having neck surgery. The samples are stored in a central bank for researchers to study obesity and diabetes. The goal is to help scientists learn more about these conditions and find new ways to predict, …

This study tested new ways to measure how the body uses energy by using special imaging and light-based techniques. Healthy volunteers aged 18 to 89 performed simple leg exercises inside a scanner while researchers tracked energy changes in their muscles. The goal was to refine t…

This study looked at how working night shifts versus day shifts changes the way your body burns fuel (metabolic flexibility). Researchers measured energy use in 40 healthcare workers over 24 hours in a special room. The goal was to understand if shiftwork disrupts internal body c…

This study looked at 38 adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to see if gut bacteria are getting too close to the gut lining, which might worsen liver health. Researchers used a sigmoidoscopy to take tissue samples and measured the distance of microbes from intestinal cel…