OXIDATIVE STRESS

This study is testing whether eating freeze-dried wild blueberry powder daily for six months can help improve heart health, gut bacteria, and memory in Black and White adults with high blood pressure. Researchers will compare the effects of the blueberry powder to a placebo. The …

This study is testing whether taking ginger capsules daily for 60 days can reduce markers of inflammation, oxidative stress, and blood vessel damage in adults who are overweight. Fifty participants will be randomly assigned to receive either real ginger capsules or a placebo pill…

This study is testing whether drinking gazpacho daily can improve sperm quality in men with fertility issues. Researchers will compare 80 men following a Mediterranean diet, with half also drinking gazpacho daily for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if this simple dietary addition he…

This study is testing whether drinking a ginger-based beverage daily for 60 days can reduce markers of inflammation, oxidative stress, and blood vessel damage in adults who are overweight. Fifty participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the ginger drink or a placeb…

This study is testing whether drinking haskap berry juice helps people recover faster from intense weightlifting. Researchers will compare the juice to a placebo drink in 30 adults with at least 2 years of squatting experience. They will measure muscle soreness, strength, and blo…

This study is looking at whether drinking apple cider vinegar right before a meal can quickly reduce a specific marker of cell stress in adults with obesity. Researchers will compare two groups: one that drinks vinegar before a meal and one that drinks water. The goal is to gathe…

This study aims to understand how two commonly used anesthesia gases, isoflurane and sevoflurane, affect oxidative stress and inflammation in the body during surgery. Researchers will compare these effects in 80 adults undergoing elective gallbladder removal surgery. The goal is …

This study aims to better understand inflammation and stress in adults with Gaucher disease type 1 by measuring specific markers in their blood. Researchers will collect blood samples from 34 participants over three visits during three months to analyze these markers. The study d…

This study aims to understand how breathing pure oxygen for a short time affects blood flow in the brain and blood vessels. Researchers want to see if giving vitamin C beforehand can change these effects. Ten healthy volunteers will breathe pure oxygen for 30 minutes on two separ…

This study aims to understand how poor sleep might connect difficult childhood experiences to early signs of blood vessel problems in young adults. Researchers will first observe 70 young adults, measuring their sleep and blood vessel health. Then, some participants with poor sle…

This study aims to understand how exposure to heavy metals and tiny particles (nanoparticles) in the environment contributes to skin and body-wide allergic reactions. Researchers will compare 280 adults, including people with metal allergies and healthy volunteers, by measuring m…

This study aims to understand how oxidative stress—a type of cellular damage—in both eggs and sperm affects the success of IVF treatments. Researchers will measure oxidative stress levels in 1,100 couples undergoing IVF and track how it relates to embryo development and pregnancy…

This study aims to understand how certain substances in the blood relate to changes seen in detailed eye scans for people with diabetic macular edema (DME), a vision-threatening condition. Researchers will observe 150 patients who are either receiving standard eye injections/impl…

This study aims to understand why stressful childhood events are linked to poorer heart health later in life, even in young, seemingly healthy adults. Researchers will test if a single dose of a special antioxidant supplement can improve blood vessel function and the body's respo…

This early study from UC Davis is testing whether products made from Chardonnay grape skins can improve blood vessel function and metabolic health. Five participants will try different products in a single-day test, with measurements taken over 6 hours to see how their bodies res…