Well-being and Health Assessment Research Unit
WARU - Rolling Recruitment for Studies
We're always looking for new participants to take part in our upcoming studies. If you are over 18 and would like to get involved please register here.
- All medical conditions accepted
- All ages 18+ required
- All dietary requirements considered
- Be part of cutting-edge research, valuable pilot studies and food intervention trials
- Participation is entirely voluntary, and you are free to withdraw at any stage without explanation
All information provided is strictly confidential and complies with GDPR legislation.
What's In It For you?
• Incentives vary from study to study.
• All studies provide a free body composition analysis.
• Expert guidance throughout the studies.
• Lunch may be provided.
Diet and Health
Many of the health problems which today’s society is facing are associated with the ageing population and the increase in the prevalence of chronic medical conditions. The Dept. of Life Sciences is uniquely placed in the UK with the ability to link plant/animal breeding and chemical phenotyping of food raw materials with studies on the effect of diet and physical activity on health and disease.
Working with both animals and humans major external collaborations have been developed with clinical and veterinary centres of excellence to exploit metabolomics, genomics and bioinformatics technology to address key issues in nutrition research. We also examine the interaction of diet and physical activity in the ageing process and in the management of chronic medical conditions and how lifestyle advice can be realised in a free-living population, with a specific focus on the rural environment. To facilitate research activity the Well-being and Assessment Research Unit (WARU) was established to foster relationships with the local community and provide a facility to meet with members of the public and enable them to contribute to and engage with research activity.
Aim
Aim
To improve the health and well-being of people through research, education and engagement by:
- Establishing valid and reliable measure of habitual dietary intake
- Identifying key dietary and physical activity factors which are associated with health and predict injury and disease
- Identifying factors which influence dietary change and physical activity uptake and maintenance
- Establishing optimal physical activity patterns for physiological benefit
Facilities
Facilities
- Physiology Laboratory for Health and Performance - The physiology laboratories house a wide range of equipment for monitoring responses to exercise. This includes high performance treadmills, electromagnetically-braked cycle ergometers, rowing ergometers, spirometers, online gas analysis systems with 12-lead ECG, range of anthropometric facilities include DXA scanner and an environmental chamber.
- Movement Analysis Laboratory for Health and Performance - Biodex isokinetic dynamometer, Motion Analysis Corporation 3D camera system with 8 cameras, two moveable AMTI force plates, wireless EMG system and an overhead harness system, with integral running track.
- High Resolution Metabolomics Laboratory - Centres on the identification and quantification of metabolites from a wide range of biological matrices. A long-term core activity has focused on the development of a dietary exposure biomarker strategy utilising human urine
- Next-generation Sequencing and Genotyping - IBERS has made substantial recent investments in next-generation sequencing (NGS) and genotyping infrastructure, resulting in the formation of a new Translational Genomics facility based at the Gogerddan campus.
