Stillwater

This research aims to evaluate a mobile health application designed to support mothers experiencing food insecurity by helping them manage stress and develop coping skills. This pilot study focuses on the feasibility, acceptability, and potential benefits of the app without including a comparison group, targeting women or non-binary individuals with children under 18 living in their household who have faced food insecurity recently. Participants will use the MOMent app for eight weeks, which delivers behavioral content through their smartphones. The app sends three daily messages focused on stress management, coping skill-building, and mental well-being support. It includes educational modules, goal-setting activities, coping exercises, and daily check-ins, allowing participants to engage at their own pace throughout the intervention. During the study, participants will complete baseline and post-intervention assessments measuring food security, mental health symptoms, coping behaviors, diet quality, and cognitive functioning. Researchers will track recruitment feasibility, retention, app engagement, usability, and participant acceptability. Some participants may also be invited for follow-up interviews to share their experiences with the app. The study runs from July 2026 through November 2026.

Researchers are studying normal weight obesity NWO in men to better understand the hormone profiles and related mechanisms that may cause this condition. The study aims to evaluate how different types of exercise impact body composition and heart and metabolic health in men with NWO. Participants will join one of two groups for 12 weeks one group will follow a personalized resistance exercise training program, while the other will engage in a personalized aerobic exercise training program. Both exercise programs are progressive and designed to improve body composition and related health factors. During the study, participants will be evaluated for fat mass, lean mass, and levels of various hormones such as testosterone and growth hormone before and after the 12-week exercise interventions. Additional measures include cholesterol, glucose, muscle strength, aerobic capacity, and blood pressure. Researchers will monitor these factors at baseline and after the exercise period to assess changes and effects of the training programs.