By Lin Chang, MD The UCLA Specialized Center of Research and Education (SCORE) has been funded by a grant from the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) since 2002. Our unique research program is looking into how the bacteria in our […]
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Conducted by Lin Chang, MD Are you a female with chronic abdominal pain with diarrhea and/or constipation? Dr. Lin Chang from UCLA G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience is looking for healthy pre‐menopausal and post‐menopausal women between the ages of 18‐70 for a research study looking at the role of hormones in
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Conducted by Lin Chang, MD Are you a female with chronic abdominal pain with diarrhea and/or constipation? Dr. Lin Chang from UCLA G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience is looking for pre‐menopausal and postmenopausal women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) between the ages of 18‐70 for a research study looking at the
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Conducted by Lin Chang, MD Are you a female suffering from chronic constipation? If so, Dr. Lin Chang from UCLA G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience is looking for pre‐menopausal and post‐menopausal women with chronic constipation between the ages of 18‐60 for a research study looking at the role of hormones in
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Conducted by Emeran Mayer, MD Emeran Mayer, MD from UCLA G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience is conducting a study to test the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on the brain and gut in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). To be eligible, participants must: Have chronic abdominal pain with altered bowel habit
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Conducted by Emeran Mayer, MD and Lin Chang, MD Help answer questions related to sex differences in the structure and function of our brains and chronic abdominal pain. Participate in Brain Imaging Research at the G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience. You must: Have chronic abdominal pain with altered bowel habit for
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Conducted by Emeran Mayer, MD and Lin Chang, MD Help answer questions related to sex differences in the structure and function of our brains and chronic abdominal pain. Participate in Brain Imaging Research at the G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience. You must: Be between the ages of 18-55 If female, not
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Gerald (Jerry) H. OppenheimerJuly 11, 1922 – May 4, 2021 A Life of Achieving and Giving It has been said, “It’s not what happens in your life, it’s what you do with what happens in your life.” What Jerry Oppenheimer has done with his life was a model of how both to live and give.
Brain-Gut-Microbiome Differences between Constipation-Predominant IBS Vs. Non-Constipation-Predominant IBS Rachel Sarnoff, MD2,4; Emeran A. Mayer, MD1,2,4; Vadim Osadchiy3,4, MD; Zixi Chen1,2,4; Vishvak Subramanyam1,2,4; Priten Vora, BS1,2,4; Cathy Liu, BA1,2,4; Jean Stains, BS1,2,4; Jennifer Labus, PhD1,2,4; Bruce Naliboff, PhD1,2,4; Lin Chang, MD1,2,4; Arpana Gupta, PhD1,2,4 1Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, 2Department of Medicine; 3Department
Alterations in Reward Network Functional Connectivity are Associated with Increased Food Addiction in Obese Individuals Soumya Ravichandran1, Ravi R. Bhatt1,6, Bilal Pandit1, Vadim Osadchiy1,2, Anita Alaverdyan1, Priten Vora1, Jean Stains1-3, Bruce Naliboff1-4, Emeran A. Mayer1-5, Arpana Gupta1-4 1G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience, Ingestive Behavior and Obesity Program; 2David Geffen School of
