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Deb Baranec struggled with obesity and osteoarthritis for 30 years. Now she works out six days a week and has lost 190 pounds. Photos by Don Molyneaux, for the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health

A weighty subject: How the obesity epidemic is taking a toll on our bones and joints

Catching a few z's; easier for some than for others.

Today is World Sleep Day: Are you getting enough?

Andrew Szeto, director of the Campus Mental Health Strategy, left; Jacqueline Smith, newly appointed director of mental health and wellness for the Faculty of Nursing; and Dean Sandra Davidson launch a three-year initiative prioritizing mental health in the Faculty of Nursing. Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

Initiative helps nurses care for their most important patients: themselves

Reed Ferber’s study is the first to set guidelines on how to properly use data from wearable technology in the real world, with the potential to help sports scientists, physiotherapists, end users and wearable technology companies alike. Photo by Adrian Shellard, for the Faculty of Kinesiology

Proper use of wearable technology is considered the 'wild, wild west'

A number of University of Calgary researchers will be part of a Pan-Canadian "brain trust" of microbiome experts including, top row from left: Paul Kubes, Joe Harrison, Braedon McDonald, Ian Lewis, and Markus Geuking. Bottom row, from left: Kathy McCoy, Marie Claire Arrieta, Shaunna Huston, and Laura Sycuro. Photos by Don Molyneaux, for the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases

University of Calgary to lead pan-Canadian microbiome research core

A study published in Nature Communications in January finds that excess weight around the midsection appears to be a stronger predictor of all-cancer risk than body size. Flickr photo by bradhoc, licensed under Creative Commons

Cancer prevention: Why body shape may matter more than weight

Stephen Freedman, left, says probiotics are not an effective treatment for children who experience diarrhea and vomiting caused by intestinal infections. Freedman led a research study involving teams throughout Canada; the findings show there was no evidence that probiotics had any effect on reducing symptoms or helping with recovery. This information should prove helpful for parents like Melanie Tibbits, here with her children Wyatt, 3, and Sawyer, five months.

New study reveals probiotics do not help children with intestinal infections

Nicole Burma, recipient of the Governor General's Gold Medal, recently defended her PhD in neuroscience and started medical school at the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine.

Class of 2018: Lifelong love of science leads neuroscience grad to prestigious award

Class of 2018: Former Dinos student athlete brings her work ethic to the lab bench

Concussion care and research: The facts, the fiction, the future