University Of Miami

This study tested a home exercise program using electrical stimulation for the legs combined with diet changes in 26 adults with spinal cord injury. The goal was to see if this approach could reduce body fat and improve metabolism compared to diet alone. Results help guide future…

This study tested a combination of two drugs, belinostat and zidovudine (AZT), as a follow-up treatment for people with adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATLL), a rare and aggressive blood cancer linked to a virus. The goal was to see if this treatment could make cancer cells disap…

This study created and tested a program to help Latino men who have sex with men get HIV prevention services (like PrEP) and mental health support. 90 participants from the Miami area took part. The goal was to see if the program could increase their use of these important health…

This study tested a culturally tailored health program called HOLA to see if it could help prevent memory and thinking problems in older Latino adults living with HIV. Thirty participants aged 50 and older who had well-controlled HIV took part. The main goal was to see if the pro…

This study tested a 10-week in-person stress management program for 188 Spanish-speaking Hispanic men who had treatment for localized prostate cancer. The program taught relaxation and coping techniques to help improve quality of life, reduce distress, and ease symptoms like fati…

This study tested whether giving an anti-inflammatory steroid directly into the uterine arteries during a non-surgical fibroid treatment can lessen pain, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue afterward. 42 women with symptomatic fibroids took part. The goal was to make recovery more comf…

This study looked at 124 people with lupus or mixed connective tissue disease to understand how their immune systems go wrong and how the diseases progress over time. Researchers measured immune cell responses and tracked symptoms to learn more about these long-term autoimmune co…

This study looked at whether simple questionnaires can catch lymphedema—a swelling complication after armpit lymph node removal—earlier than physical measurements like arm circumference. Researchers followed 101 breast cancer patients after surgery, comparing their survey answers…