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Exploring spectral and temporal resolution in the apex for speech processor optimization
Two unique attributes of the Med-El cochlear implant system are a long electrode array allowing for apical stimulation of the cochlea and a speech processing ... -
Post-operative Immobilization and Physical Therapy Following Volar Locked Plating for Distal Radius Fractures: Are They Necessary?
188 patients treated for distal radius fractures with open reduction internal fixation using volar locked plating will be split into two study groups: a group ... -
Controlling Behcet's Uveitis Through Transfer of Ex-Vivo Expanded Regulatory T Cells
The purpose of this study is to see whether we can massively expand autoantigen-specific Treg clones from patients with Behcet's Disease (BD), in particular ... -
A SINGLE CENTER PILOT STUDY ESTABLISHING TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY OF SWALLOWING PRESSURES COLLECTED WITH HIGH RESOLUTION PHARYNGEAL MANOMETRY (HRPM)
Difficulty swallowing (known as dysphagia) can have devastating consequences for health and quality of life. The current gold-standard assessment tool, videofluoroscopy (VF), allows real time ... -
THE ROLE OF THE MICROBIOME IN MONOZYGOTIC TWINS WITH PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS
We propose a longitudinal study of monozygotic twins discordant for psoriatic disease. Subjects will be characterized with detailed clinical questionnaires in addition to blood, fecal ... -
Rapid Motion-Robust and Easy-to-Use Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI for Liver Perfusion Quantification (Non-treatment cohort)
We propose to develop new rapid MRI techniques combining novel motion-robust sampling strategies and advanced reconstruction models to address these challenges. -
Mechanisms of Vascular Aneurysms
Our mission is to enable the use of human tissues with outcome data by basic and clinical investigators for research into the biology, causes, prevention ... -
The Role of Residual Hearing in Cochlear Implant Outcomes
Cochlear implants (CIs) have the potential to restore high frequency hearing electrically while maintaining residual low frequency hearing, allowing for simultaneous electric and acoustic listening ... -
Assessment of glutamate neurotransmission brain bioenergetics and neuroinflammation in major depressive disorder using TSPO PET and MRI
The overarching goal of this study is to develop PET/MR techniques for the diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Our central hypothesis is that ... -
A clinical study to assess whether the gut microbiome affects the response of children with short stature (SS) to growth hormone (GH) therapy
Title of Protocol A clinical study to assess whether the gut microbiome affects the response of children with short stature (SS) to GH therapy Research ...