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Clinical trials and research at State University of Ny,binghamton
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 76 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $28.6 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 76NIH research projects
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 76)
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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Chemical methods to control RNA function in cells
A scientist-led project explores new chemical tweaks to how regulatory RNAs work, with potential implications for biology and medicine.
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A quick, online program to help high school students cut back on drinking with parent support
A brief, web-based program for 11th–12th graders, plus a parent-focused component, aims to reduce risky drinking in high school students.
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Prefrontal Brain Development and Adolescent Reward-Seeking Behavior
A young-person study explores how changing brain circuits during adolescence influence impulse control and reward-driven behaviors.
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Anterior cingulate changes with prenatal and adolescent alcohol exposure
This grant studies how alcohol exposure before birth and during adolescence may alter brain circuits related to addiction and pain, aiming to understand why some youths develop problematic drinking and anxiety later.
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Sex-specific withdrawal effects of alcohol during adolescence
This grant studies how adolescent boys and girls differ in withdrawal from alcohol and how brain signals in the fear-and-anxiety center (the central amygdala) may explain those differences.
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AIE, BBB Regulation, and Neurovascular Health in Alzheimer’s-Related Dementia
This NIH grant supports work on how intermittent alcohol exposure in adolescence affects the brain’s protective barrier and blood flow in people and animal models at risk for Alzheimer’s-related dementia.
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Sex-specific acceleration of aging-related brain changes after adolescent alcohol exposure
This project looks at how binge drinking during adolescence might speed up brain aging and dementia risk, especially in people with or at risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Administrative Core of a center studying how alcohol affects the developing brain
A grant supports a center at Binghamton University to coordinate and enable research on how ethanol impacts the developing brain and to help translate findings into treatments.
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Developmental Exposure and Alcohol Effects Center
A national center at Binghamton University studies how alcohol exposure before and during adolescence affects brain development and future risk for alcohol problems, with the goal of finding better treatments.
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Self-powered knee implant load sensors to monitor total knee replacements
A tiny, self-powered sensor system is being developed to monitor the loads on a total knee replacement so doctors can keep an eye on implant health from afar.
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Molecular details of how early amyloid builds damage neuronal membranes in Alzheimer’s
Researchers are studying how early clumps of amyloid protein mess with brain cell membranes in Alzheimer’s disease to better understand why membrane damage happens.
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Targeting α1-adrenergic Receptors to Understand Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Scientists are studying how specific α1-adrenergic receptor subtypes work in Alzheimer’s-related brain changes, aiming to find selective ligands that could guide future treatments.
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Attentional biases to emotional cues in babies of mothers with depression
A study with infants aged 6–12 months and their mothers with and without a history of depression explores how babies pay attention to faces showing sadness and how this relates to early risk for mood problems.
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Mechanistic insights into modern catalytic reactions for safer, smarter chemical synthesis
This grant explores how new catalytic reactions work, especially using light-driven chemistry and engineered enzymes, to help scientists design better, safer ways to make pharmaceuticals and other valuable chemicals.
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Understanding how a two-component system controls Group B Streptococcus to prevent newborn infections
A study in Group B Streptococcus examines how a bacterial signaling system controls colonization and infection, with the goal of preventing transmission from mother to baby.
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A new way to load therapeutic proteins into body-sized vesicles
A new method aims to pack specific therapeutic proteins into extracellular vesicles inside human cells, using a safe small molecule to trigger the process.
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New ear‑canal sensor that measures sound pressure and tiny air movements to check ear health
A small ear‑canal device that reads both sound pressure and tiny air movements to help find ear and hearing problems in patients.
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Precision dosing for breastfeeding mothers on opioid treatment
Aims to build a model-guided method to predict drug exposure for mothers with opioid use disorder and their breastfed babies to support safer dosing.
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How teen binge drinking might change brain-driven fever and immune responses
This work looks at whether heavy alcohol use during the teen years changes how the brain controls fever and immune responses to infections and vaccinations.
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Vps34 in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Pathway to Safer, Stronger Lungs
Aims to understand how a cellular pathway (Vps34) drives abnormal blood vessel remodeling in pulmonary hypertension and test strategies to slow or stop this process.
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Attentional biases and risk for depression in children of mothers with depression
This project looks at how kids’ attention to emotional cues, especially sad faces, may influence their risk of developing depression if their mothers have a history of the disorder.
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Molecular details of how early beta-amyloid disrupts neuronal membranes
Aims to replace a broken lab HPLC system to help study how early beta-amyloid peptides may disrupt neuron membranes in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Tiny blood vessels in the brain's memory center and memory loss from high blood pressure
Researchers are testing whether long-term high blood pressure damages tiny blood vessels in the hippocampus and causes memory problems in older adults.
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Liquid biopsy test for lung nodules using extracellular vesicles
A new test using tiny particles from blood to help diagnose solitary lung nodules faster and with minimal equipment, aimed at patients with lung nodules.
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Breaking up Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
This project looks for ways to break apart protective Pseudomonas biofilms so antibiotics work better for people with these infections.
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Investigating a protein's role in lung blood vessel disease
This study is looking at how a protein called Vps34 affects the growth of certain cells in the lungs of people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), with the hope of finding new ways to treat this serious condition.
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How genes linked to heavy cocaine use change dopamine in the brain
This project looks at how genetic differences tied to heavy cocaine use alter dopamine signaling in the brain to improve understanding of addiction.
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Serotonin changes that cause L-DOPA-related involuntary movements
This project looks at how serotonin-related brain changes cause involuntary movements in people with Parkinson's who take L‑DOPA.
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How prenatal and teenage alcohol exposure change the brain region for emotion and pain
This work looks at how alcohol exposure before birth and during adolescence changes brain chemistry in the anterior cingulate cortex, which may relate to anxiety, pain sensitivity, and later alcohol problems.
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How teen binge drinking may harm the brain’s blood-brain barrier and relate to Alzheimer’s changes
Researchers are looking at whether repeated heavy drinking during the teen years changes the brain’s protective barrier and increases Alzheimer’s-related brain changes, with different effects in males and females.
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Teen binge drinking and sex differences in accelerated brain aging
This project looks at whether heavy drinking during adolescence speeds up brain aging and Alzheimer-like brain changes differently in males and females.
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How sex chromosomes and hormones shape rising alcohol use during adolescence
This project looks at whether sex chromosomes and hormones change how and why teenagers increase their alcohol drinking.
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How alcohol exposure before birth or during the teen years affects brain development and later risk
This research looks at whether alcohol exposure during pregnancy or in the teen years changes brain development and raises the chance of later alcohol problems.
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How early amyloid-beta clumps damage brain cell membranes
Researchers are using high-resolution lab methods to learn how early amyloid-beta clumps poke holes and break apart brain cell membranes, which may help people living with Alzheimer's.
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How babies of depressed mothers pay attention to emotional faces
This project looks at how 6–12-month-old babies whose mothers had depression since the baby's birth notice and sometimes avoid sad faces, and how that relates to their arousal and interactions with their mother.
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Blood test using extracellular vesicles to identify cancer in small lung nodules
A blood test that analyzes tiny particles called extracellular vesicles aims to tell whether a small spot in the lung is cancerous for people with solitary pulmonary nodules.
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Helping children with language disorder learn new words from reading
This project tries a reading-based teaching method to help children with developmental language disorder learn and remember new words.
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Understanding how adolescent alcohol use affects brain circuits
This study looks at how drinking a lot of alcohol during the teenage years can change the way the brain works and connects, and it’s trying to find out if things like exercise can help improve brain health for those affected.
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Innovative methods for delivering gene therapy using adeno-associated viruses
This study is working on new ways to help gene therapy treatments work better for people by improving how the therapy is delivered and overcoming the body's immune response, making it easier for patients to benefit from these treatments.
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Biomarker Signatures to Track Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
A research project aims to identify and validate blood-based biomarkers that can reliably monitor Duchenne muscular dystrophy progression and response to treatment in people who have the condition.
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