NEUROIMAGING RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS.

420 E 70th St near York Avenue, New York City NY

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VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR NEUROIMAGING RESEARCH STUDY $50-$200 compensation for each scan. We are looking for people to participate in a Weill Cornell research study using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to better understand brain processes that may make Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) a risk factor for later development of Alzheimer’s Disease or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). We are looking for three types of subjects: • Healthy men and women without history of TBI, major medical or psychiatric problems or drug or alcohol abuse to serve as control subjects. • Women who have been victims of interpersonal or domestic violence (physical abuse by a spouse, partner or boyfriend) who may or may not have experienced TBI as a result of this abuse. • Men and women who have experienced a recent significant TBI associated with loss of consciousness and/or evidence of brain injury on CT (computed tomography) scan. Subjects with TBI must be enrolled in this research study within 72 hours of injury. Because of this time constraint, we expect to enroll most subjects with TBI from a hospital emergency room, but if you think you or someone you know is interested in and qualifies for this study, please feel free to contact us. All subjects must be over age 18 and not pregnant. Research study participation lasts up to two years and involves: • 2-5 visits (each lasting 3-6 hours) to Weill Cornell Medicine on the Upper East Side of Manhattan* • Interviews / Questionnaires • Blood and Urine tests • 1-3 brain MRI scans • 2-6 brain PET scans (PET scanning involves radiation exposure) • $50-$200 compensation for each scan. *subjects with a recent TBI admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital may receive additional visits from research staff while they are hospitalized or in the Emergency Room. If you are interested in learning more about this study, please contact: Emily Tanzi or Carly Skudin This study is titled “Multimodal Neuroimaging of Traumatic Brain Injury” and is being conducted by researchers in the Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Radiology. It has been approved by the Weill Cornell Institutional Review Board (IRB protocol #19-07020428) from 18-Mar-2021 through 03-Jan-2022. It is supported by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Weill Cornell Department of Radiology.