Posted: July 20, 2007

Science of Sport: Marathon Runners Needed For Study On Nutritional Supplement & Immune Health

Compensation of $80 or $180 Eligibility: running in the Chicago Marathon, prefer completion of 1 or more previous marathons & email access. Requirements: taking supplement capsules of yeast (similar to the yeast used in making bread) for 6 weeks pre & 4 weeks post marathon; keeping records for 7 days for soreness & for 28 days for infections; for the higher compensation: also give 4 saliva donations (most subjects will only do the records); Contact: Dr Robert DiSilvestro, PhD, rdisilv@columbus.rr.com. Dr DiSilvestro is a professor at Ohio State University, but this is not an OSU study. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest