Most-read research and news stories of 2023

Among highlights were the discovery of the potential of vitamin D to help prevent dementia, a funding announcement to create a new Master of Physician Assistant program, the launch of the major One Child Every Child research initiative, the appointment of 22 UCalgary Research Excellence Chairs, and more In the most-read research and news story of the year, researchers at UCalgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the University of Exeter in the U.K. explored the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and dementia in more than 12,000 participants. This national research project found that people who reported taking vitamin D supplements may have a lower risk of dementia. While vitamin D showed promise in all groups, the team found the associations with lower rates of development of dementia were significantly greater in females, and also greater in people with normal cognition, compared to those who reported signs of mild cognitive impairment. Changes to cognition have been linked to a higher risk of dementia. This was one of the 10 most-read research and news stories of the year at UCalgary, based on Google Analytics. Here's what else topped the analytics chart in 2023. UCalgary Master of Physician Assistant program funded by province.