The College of Nursing and Health Professions* is enrolling participants in a study to learn if brain activity during eating can predict weight loss.

The study consists of a total of five visits at Drexel University involving consumption of food and assessment of brain activity. Each visit will be on separate days plus FREE online weight loss intervention for six months.

• Are you between 18-65 years of age?
• Do you have no allergies to dairy, wheat, soy, nuts, tomatoes or corn?
• Do you wish to be part of a free weight loss study with brain activity measurement?

For participating in the study you will receive:

• $150 compensation ($30 for each session)

If you think you may be eligible or for more information contact the Nasser Eating Behavior Laboratory at 267.359.6287 or FoodBrainStudies@drexel.edu.

*This research is conducted by a researcher who is member of Drexel University.

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Who can participate?

• Individuals with mild dementia and their care partners

What is involved?

• Care Partner Support & Training: Engage in a 4-week online mindful movement and support groups focused on nonverbal communication and self-care.
• Mindful Movement Program for Care Pairs: Weekly 1-hour online sessions blending mindfulness, multisensory exploration and shared movement for 8 weeks. Enhance connection, well-being and relationship quality.
• Complete surveys and participate in an interview to share your experiences.

Reach out for more information or to join our study.

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• Email: mbmresearch@drexel.edu
• Phone: 609.975.9430

We want to hear from you about being treated differently because of who you are and how it affects your health.

Description: If you are interested in participated, please visit https://drexel.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3QPy1osLBz74GF0?Source=directorg (online survey and compensation/encuesta en linea y compensacion)

Contact: treatyou@drexel.edu

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PI: Wei Du, MD
Sponsor: Medical Marijuana Research Center, Drexel University
Description: We are enrolling participants in a study to learn how medical marijuana affects the health of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 1) We are particularly interested in individuals with HIV-related nerve pain or 2) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but are also recruiting individuals without nerve pain or PTSD for comparison purposes.

Eligibility Criteria:

• You have HIV
• You are 18 years or older and have a valid PA Medical Marijuana Card
• You plan to begin taking medical marijuana for your medical conditions (HIV, PTSD, HIV-related nerve pain) but have not yet started
• You can afford medical marijuana and are willing to use Verano products

Contact: MedicalCannabisStudy@drexel.edu or call 215.762.7770.

PI: Amy Althoff, MD
Sponsor: NA
Description: This is a non-research expanded access Investigational New Drug protocol that allows for the use of Tecovirimat for monkeypox infections. The link to the protocol is: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/clinicians/Tecovirimat.html#print
Eligibility Criteria: Be a PCCP patient over the age of 18 showing signs of monkeypox infection
Contact: Carolyn Edwards (267.507.6768)

PI: Brian Wigdahl, PhD
Sponsor: NIH
Description: We invite you (English or Spanish speaking) to take part in a research study because you are an HIV-1 infected patient over the age of 18, or you are an uninfected patient who will be a part of our control group.
Lo invitamos a participar en un estudio de investigación porque es un paciente infectado por el VIH-1 y es mayor de 18 años o es un paciente no infectado que formará parte de nuestro grupo de control.
Eligibility Criteria: Subjects 18 years of age and older that are HIV positive
Contact: Kim Malone - 267.507.6645