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CHAIN 1: Concurrent multi-organ responses to CHronic Inactivity
University of Nottingham, GB
For 6 months participants will be asked to reduce their daily physical activity to match the amount that most UK adults undertake. This is walking <4500 steps/day and increasing sitting time to 7hrs/day.
Before and during these 6 months, we will make multiple measurements of how their body...- 10 Month(s) to complete
- Cash
- Experiment
- Derby Rd, Lenton, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
28 March 2024 Requirements- We are seeking volunteers who:
- • Are overweight (BMI 25-29.9kg/m²) and aged between 55-65 years
- • Are not actively involved in exercise training or do not have a regular physical activity regimen, but walk between 8,000 and 10,000 steps/day
- • Have fewer than 6 hours of sitting down a day
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CHAIN 2: Concurrent multi-organ responses to CHronic physical Activity
University of Nottingham, GB
For 6 months, participants will be asked to increase their daily physical activity by attending supervised exercise sessions at the University of Nottingham Medical School 3 times a week.
Before and during these 6 months, we will make multiple measurements of how their body is functioning,...- 6 Month(s) to complete
- Cash
- Experiment
- Derby Rd, Lenton, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
28 March 2024 Requirements- We are seeking volunteers who:
- • Are overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m²) and aged between 55-65 years
- • Are not actively involved in exercise training and do not have a regular
- physical activity regimen
- • Walk <5,000 steps/day
- • Have >8 hours of sitting down a day.
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The CoolBAT study
University of Nottingham, GB
This study aims to increase knowledge of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in overweight individuals.
BAT produces heat by using the body’s white fat stores, and activation may help people avoid becoming overweight.
We are recruiting healthy volunteers aged 20-46 years with a BMI of 25-36 kg/m2.- 10 Hour(s) to complete
- Online Shopping voucher
- Experiment
- Derby Rd, United Kingdom
19 January 2024 Requirements- You are willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
- You are over 20 and under 46 years old
- Your BMI is between 25 and 36kg/m2 (see link to BMI calculator below)
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding
- You are not taking any medications that may effect brown adipose tissue (eg: B blockers)
- You do not have any of the following medical conditions: cardiovascular disease, endocrine disorder, kidney disease, heart disease, or liver disease
- You do not have a family history of sudden cardiac death
- You are able to have an MRI – that means you must not have any metal in your body and are not claustrophobic
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Physiology of Habit Learning
University of Oxford, GB
We are looking for volunteers to improve our understanding of how people learn habits. The study involves three visits to the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital (each visit takes 1 to 1.5 hours) and daily online tasks between two of the visits (takes about 15 minutes each, can be...
- 5 Hour(s) to complete
- £50 reimbursement for time
- Experiment
- Warneford Ln, Headington, Oxford OX3 7JX
09 November 2023 Requirements- Age 18 and over
- Access to a computer (PC or laptop)
- Not wear glasses for computer based tasks (contact lenses is fine)
- Not have an eye disease that interferes with pupil dilation (e.g. glaucoma)