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Clinical trials and research at New York University School of Medicine
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 1,380 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $1.5 billion in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 1380NIH research projects
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 1380)
Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.
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Actions to Decrease Disparities in Blood Pressure Control for Blacks
Aiming to help Black patients manage high blood pressure by using nurses, community health workers, and home monitoring in real-world clinics.
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Blood-based markers to identify lung cancer risk in never-smokers
A researchers team at NYU School of Medicine is testing blood tests that might flag higher lung cancer risk in people who have never smoked, helping decide who might need screening.
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Oxytocin's effect on social brain function in autistic adults
A group at NYU School of Medicine studies how oxytocin affects social thinking and brain activity in adults with autism.
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COVID-19 healthcare disruptions and heart health inequities in NYC adults with multiple conditions
This project looks at how COVID-19-related gaps in care affected heart health in adults with several chronic conditions in New York City.
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Connecting TDP-43 Pathology to Molecular Profiles in Neurodegeneration
This grant explores how specific molecular patterns in brain tissue relate to ALS and Alzheimer’s disease features, aiming to improve understanding of disease subtypes and progression.
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INOCA-mobile heart rehab for angina and breathlessness
A mobile health-based cardiac rehabilitation program is being tested to help people with INOCA feel better and move more.
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CANCAN: A Virtual Institute to Cure Cancer Cachexia
A broad, collaborative NIH initiative aims to uncover why cancer patients lose weight and muscle and to develop new ways to treat this serious condition.
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Personalized mental health toolkit for teachers and caregivers in Uganda
A new mobile app helps teachers and parents in Uganda manage stress and mental health more easily using personalized tips and local resources.
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How School Cellphone Rules Might Affect Youth Suicide and Violence
A study will look at whether restricting students’ use of cellphones at school influences rates of suicidal thoughts and interpersonal violence among youth.
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Epigenetic clues to how World Trade Center exposures affect breast cancer risk
This project looks at how environmental exposures from the World Trade Center disaster may influence breast cancer risk through changes in DNA methylation.
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New York CTN Node Renewal for Addiction Treatment Trials
A large, multi-site effort based in New York to advance addiction care by designing and leading clinical trials and testing new therapies and delivery strategies.
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Vitamin D and calcium supplement use in Asian American adults in New York
This grant tests how Chinese, Korean, and Indian American adults use vitamin D and calcium supplements and creates easy-to-use tools to improve data collection on supplement use.
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Faster high-resolution diffusion MRI using data redundancy
A new MRI method aims to speed up brain scans by using how data naturally repeats itself, so patients can get clearer brain images faster.
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Targeting Latency Switch in EBV+ Lymphomas
Aiming to switch Epstein-Barr virus in certain lymphomas from a quiet, hidden state to an active one so the immune system can better recognize and attack the cancer.
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Scaling school-based mental health support for children in resource-limited settings
A study tests how to grow and sustain a proven classroom-based mental health program for children in under-resourced communities.
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Addressing heart disease risk with HIV care in Nigeria
A plan to bring heart-disease prevention and treatment into HIV care for people living with HIV in Nigeria.
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Next generation T cell therapies for childhood cancers
Aimed at helping children with solid cancers by developing smarter T-cell therapies that attack tumors with fewer long-term side effects.
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eDyNAmiC: Targeting ecDNA in Cancer for Better Treatments
A Johns Hopkins-worthy cancer project at NYU aims to understand and tackle extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) that makes cancers more aggressive and harder to treat.
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Modifiable risk factors and midlife thinking and memory in diverse groups
A study to understand how manageable lifestyle factors affect thinking skills in midlife adults from diverse backgrounds.
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How our brains learn: how auditory cortex shapes itself during development
Scientists study how the brain’s hearing areas develop and adapt over time, using advanced imaging and experiments to map how learning changes brain connections.
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PT4A: Peers and Tech to Help People Take Their Hypertension Medication
This grant tests a team-based approach using peers and technology to help people with high blood pressure take their medicines more reliably and improve heart health.
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Brains aging and Alzheimer’s disease: a multi-scale MRI and biology study
Researchers will combine advanced diffusion MRI and biological data to better understand how aging relates to Alzheimer’s disease in people, aiming to spot early signals that may lead to prevention.
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KDARC: Building a research backbone to study aging and kidney disease
Aimed at creating a dedicated infrastructure to advance aging-related kidney disease research so clinicians can better care for older adults.
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Long non-coding RNAs and how the brain handles chronic stress
Scientists are studying how certain non-coding RNAs in the brain influence how people respond to long-term stress, which may relate to mood disorders.
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A personalized plan to improve health and extend life for people with HIV and other chronic illnesses
A three-site study will test a personalized, patient-centered program aimed at reducing preventable deaths among people with HIV and other chronic conditions.
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Characterizing cancer cell states with new computational and lab tools
Researchers are graphicing cancer cell states using new computer analyses and experiments to better understand why tumors resist treatment.
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Open-source RF coil modeling tools to improve MRI at ultra-high field
Aims to create a fast, memory-friendly open-source software to model MRI RF coils, helping doctors get clearer scans and safer images for patients, especially with ultra-high-field MRI.
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Brain development after birth: how maternal immune activation affects infants
This project follows 90 high-risk pregnancies to understand how immune changes during pregnancy influence a baby’s brain and early development after birth.
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Understanding how youth-onset type 2 diabetes develops and how to stop it
A study of why some youths with obesity develop type 2 diabetes during puberty and how to prevent or slow it in the future.
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NYU Hub for Community-Led Research supports communities to address health gaps
A community-focused initiative to empower local organizations with resources and partnerships to reduce health disparities by tackling social drivers of health.
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Healthy Brain and Child Development study consortium
A large nationwide effort will map how genes and early-life environments shape brain development in thousands of children from birth to age 10.
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How sleep and body temperature affect Alzheimer's risk in adults with Down syndrome
Researchers will follow adults with Down syndrome over several years to learn whether sleep problems and lower body temperature are linked to earlier Alzheimer's changes.
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Preventing follicular lymphoma progression with precision therapy
This grant tests a targeted approach to stop follicular lymphoma from getting worse or turning into a more aggressive cancer.
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Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake: Coordinating Centers to Help Families with Young Kids Get Vaccinated
A coordinated national effort aims to better understand why some parents delay vaccines for children under two and to help federally qualified health centers increase routine vaccination in this age group.
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Economic evaluation of MEW Network epilepsy self-management programs for broad adoption
This project tests how cost-effective two epilepsy self-management programs (UPLIFT and PACES) are when used in real-world healthcare and community settings, to help people with epilepsy live better.
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NYC cancer prevention network to close gaps in care for urban communities
A grant supports a cancer prevention network in NYC that helps communities with higher cancer burdens get better prevention, screening, and equity through local partners and clinical settings.
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Characterization of ARIA in a squirrel monkey model of sporadic CAA using brain imaging and biomarkers
A scientist team is studying how amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) appear in a squirrel monkey model of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) to help make future AD therapies safer for people.
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How serine codons help pancreatic tumors survive
This project looks at how changes in the genetic 'serine' code help pancreatic cancer cells survive low‑nutrient conditions and aims to find ways to block that for people with pancreatic cancer.
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Aberrant Activation of Androgen Pathways in African American Prostate Cancer
This study explores how genetic and epigenetic factors linked to androgen signaling may drive prostate cancer in African American men.
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New role for androgen signaling in prostate cancer spread and growth
This grant explores how androgen signals from the tumor environment influence prostate cancer development and progression, with potential to improve treatments for men affected by this disease.
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