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This study tests a short counseling program (about 4 sessions) designed to help pregnant and postpartum women in Cape Town, South Africa, keep taking their daily HIV-prevention pill (PrEP). Many women stop PrEP due to depression or trauma from violence. The program uses cognitive…

This study tests a new, non-invasive brain stimulation method for people with OCD. It uses mild electrical currents guided by brain wave recordings to target a key brain region. The goal is to reduce OCD symptoms quickly and safely, with effects lasting up to three months. The tr…

This study explores whether rhythmic auditory stimulation (like a metronome beat) can improve walking and brain function in people with Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment. Participants will walk while listening to rhythmic sounds, and researchers will measure change…

This study tests a 20-25 minute online program called Project EMPOWER-OCD for caregivers of people with OCD. The program teaches caregivers how to reduce accommodating behaviors that can accidentally make OCD worse. Researchers want to see if it lowers caregiver stress and improv…

This study tests a program called LEAP, which combines leadership skills and mindfulness to support teen well-being. About 504 adolescents in Massachusetts and Illinois will participate. The program was co-created with youth, who help lead sessions. Researchers will measure chang…

This study tests whether a 10-week telehealth program that combines gentle exercise with mindfulness can help people with knee osteoarthritis feel less pain and move better. Researchers will compare the mindful exercise group to an exercise-only group. All sessions happen remotel…

This study tests three hearing aid adjustments to help people with hearing loss understand speech in noisy, multi-talker settings. Researchers will compare how well 220 participants (with normal hearing or hearing loss) can pick out words and sense where sounds come from, with an…

This study tests whether a noninvasive brain stimulation technique, personalized to each person's brain rhythms, can improve memory in people with mild Alzheimer's disease. Researchers will compare memory performance during real stimulation versus a sham (fake) condition. The goa…

This study in South Africa works with women who have HIV and abnormal Pap results to find out why some don't follow up for cervical cancer care. Researchers will interview patients and providers, then create a short counseling and navigation program. They will test if the program…

This study looks at how bilingual toddlers learn new words in two languages, and how the words parents use help. Researchers will compare typically developing children with those who are late talkers. Children will play, read, and do an eye-tracking task to see how they learn wor…

This study looks at whether brain scans can help predict which adults with social anxiety disorder will benefit from group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Researchers will scan the brains of 190 adults with social anxiety before and after 12 weeks of therapy. Their results wi…

This study looks at how the brain plans and produces speech in people who stutter, those with primary progressive aphasia, and healthy speakers. Participants will practice saying made-up words with tricky sound combinations while researchers measure brain activity with MRI and tr…

This study looks at how two brain areas—the subthalamic nucleus and the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus—help us learn and produce speech. Researchers will temporarily turn deep brain stimulation (DBS) on or off in 80 people with Parkinson's disease or essential tremo…