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This study looks at whether eating 1.5 cups of fresh mango every day for 12 weeks can help control blood sugar, cholesterol, and inflammation in adults with prediabetes. About 31 participants will eat mango for 12 weeks, take a break, then avoid mango for another 12 weeks so rese…

This study looks at whether it is safe and effective to transplant kidneys from donors with hepatitis C (HCV) into patients who do not have HCV and are waiting for a kidney. About 31 adults on the kidney transplant list will receive an HCV-positive kidney and be followed for one …

This study looks at how well proton therapy works for treating early-stage breast cancer in people aged 40 and older. The goal is to see if this focused radiation can keep the cancer from coming back while causing fewer side effects. About 150 participants who had a lumpectomy wi…

This study planned to help toddlers with obesity by improving what they eat. Parents would join a free online nutrition program and could also take weight-loss medication. The idea was that helping parents eat better would also improve their toddler's diet and weight. However, th…

This study aimed to see if regularly testing for and treating bacterial vaginosis (a common vaginal infection) during pregnancy could lower the chance of preterm delivery in women who had a prior early birth or a short cervix. Participants would have been randomly assigned to fre…

This long-term study follows over 96,000 Seventh-day Adventists in the U.S. and Canada to see how diet and lifestyle choices relate to cancer. Researchers focus on foods like meat, soy, and dairy, and track breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer cases. The goal is to understand …

This pilot study checks if artificial intelligence (AI) can help anesthesiology residents take better heart ultrasound images. Sixteen trainees will perform scans with and without AI guidance, and an expert cardiologist will judge the image quality. The goal is to see if AI can i…

This study collects health information from up to 75,000 people with cancer who received proton therapy or standard X-ray radiation at Loma Linda University Medical Center. By following participants for many years, researchers hope to learn which treatments are most effective and…