Participants will have allergy and lung function tests and will have blood drawn. Compensation is provided. Contact Mary Huber at 496-7935. You may be eligible if you have no medical conditions, or an irregular menstrual cycle, not pregnant, nursing or planning pregnancy over the next 3 years, do not use oral contraceptives or prescribed medications, smoke fewer than 2 cigarettes per day and drink fewer than 2 alcoholic drinks per day. Participation involves four visits over a 3-year period, blood test, bone density test, urine test and cognitive testing.
Pay is provided.
Volunteers may be asked to participate in a 6-month protocol investigating the effects of ovarian and stress hormones on brain and behavior. Payment is provided for those who complete the study. The Clinical Neuroendocrinology Branch, NIMH, is seeking people with current or past depression, as well as matched normal controls, to participate in an evaluation study at the Clinical Center. Eligible volunteers will receive a physical evaluation, metabolic studies and participate in studies for possible heart disease in depression. They will also be paid.