Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a disease that causes muscles to weaken and waste away. The purpose of this study is to find the best ways to measure muscle weakness and changes in patients with DM using MRI scans. Understanding these changes will help plan future studies to track the disease and test new treatments. We are seeking healthy volunteers as well as volunteers who have been diagnosed with myotonic dystrophy.
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Rare Disease
Bones, Joints, Muscles
The goal of this study is to help people who need medical procedures where their blood goes outside their body, like during dialysis or heart surgery. We want to find a way to stop blood clots during these procedures. This study will help us learn how to prevent clots and make these procedures safer. We are looking for healthy volunteers, both adults and children, who are 17-70 years old and weigh over 110 pounds.
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Healthy Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to learn how people move their attention when they see different things. We will use computer tasks and brain scans to see how your brain works when you pay attention to new things. The goal is to help scientists understand how attention changes in the brain.
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Eyes and Vision
Healthy Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to find out if oxytocin, a natural hormone, can help reduce pain from heat when given through the nose or a vein. People will get oxytocin in two different ways and have their pain measured. The goal is to find out which way works better for pain relief.
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Healthy Volunteers
