About

About the study

In this study, we seek to collect detailed information about participants' health, daily habits, experiences, lifestyle, choices, body function and genes (DNA), through the collection of:

• Physical health measures (such as blood pressure and lung volume testing)
• Questionnaires
• Information collected from smart phones and smart watches
• Biological samples – such as blood, saliva, urine, dental plaque, and poo. These samples also tell us about the activity of bacteria ("bugs") within the body!

All of these factors play important roles in determining health and disease throughout life. Some of the biological samples will have routine tests carried out on them, like blood tests you might have at your doctors. Others will be examined for the things that make up our cells and keep them functioning, including proteins, genes, and other small molecules.

By collecting such rich and detailed information from a diverse group of Victorians, here and in future projects, we aim to advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of health conditions.

This approach requires lots of people to take part, and lots of information over time to facilitate understanding of how people’s similarities and differences contribute to health over the life span. We hope to inform and improve personalised/precision healthcare, where prevention and treatment is tailored to an individual’s unique biology, lifestyle and needs.