Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

This study is testing whether a mental exercise called 'episodic future thinking' can help people quit smoking. Researchers want to see if regularly imagining positive future events (like birthdays) or the potential negative consequences of smoking (like cancer) makes it easier t…

This study aims to see if eating more white potatoes as part of a healthy diet can help prevent type 2 diabetes and improve heart health in older adults who are at risk. Researchers will compare a potato-rich diet to a typical Western-style diet over 12 weeks in 42 participants. …

This study is testing a new remote system designed to help people with Parkinson's disease do physical therapy exercises at home. The system uses handheld devices that provide gentle touch-like guidance to help improve arm movements. Researchers will see if this approach is easy …

This study aims to understand if changing how we tax tobacco products can influence what smokers choose to buy. Researchers will have 51 adult smokers participate in a simulated shopping task where prices change based on how addictive different products are. The goal is to gather…

This study aims to understand how a gentle, noninvasive ultrasound technique temporarily changes brain activity during thinking tasks. Researchers will use brain scans to measure these changes in 80 healthy volunteers. The goal is to gather knowledge that could inform future trea…