Lundquist Institute For Biomedical Innovation At Harbor-ucla Medical Center

This study was designed to test a team-based approach to help Hispanic adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) better manage their disease. The plan included education, nurse support, and home symptom tracking to improve treatment adherence and increase remission rates. However, th…

This study tests a new antibiotic called omadacycline, taken once a day by mouth, against standard antibiotics for bone and joint infections. About 180 adults with these infections will be randomly assigned to receive either omadacycline or the usual care. The goal is to see if o…

This study was designed to test whether carefully controlling the amount of breast milk or formula given to babies of overweight mothers could prevent them from becoming obese later in childhood. Researchers planned to enroll mother-infant pairs where the mother had a high BMI. H…

This study tests whether adalimumab, a drug used for arthritis, can reduce pain and improve joint movement in people with MPS I, II, or VI. Fourteen children and adults will receive either adalimumab or a placebo for 16 weeks, then all may receive the drug for up to a year. The g…

This study looks at how not getting enough sleep changes stress and sex hormones in healthy older men and women who have gone through menopause. Researchers will measure cortisol and testosterone levels before and after four nights of limited sleep, and also check how sleep loss …

This study was designed to find out how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) speeds up the natural drop in testosterone as men age. Researchers planned to test men aged 30 to 70 with moderate to severe OSA using a special hormone-blocking drug to measure how the brain, pituitary gland, …

This study looks at how diet and exercise can change the chemical markers on sperm DNA (called the epigenome) in overweight, inactive Hispanic men. Researchers will compare sperm from healthy active men and obese inactive men, then put 80 obese men into groups: no change, diet on…