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Human Health Sciences

The Department of Human Health Sciences (HHS) conducts research on aging, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, nutrition, exercise, biomechanics, and metabolism, among other topics.

The department offers undergraduate majors in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, Human Kinetics, Bio-Medical Sciences, and Neuroscience, as well as master’s and doctoral degrees in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences and the Master of Medical Foundations.

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Institute for Lifestyle Integration of Food and Exercise (LIFE)

Human Nutraceutical Research Unit

Guelph Family Health Study

SMART Healthy Cities Training Platform

Features

How Fish Can Protect Your Brain From Injury

Inspired by First-Year Med School, New Master’s Program to Launch Students Into Health Care

Under Pressure: Why Stress Raises Blood Pressure for Some, but Not Others

Travelling to the Heights of North America to Understand Altitude Sickness

News

TVO Kids’ Burps, Butts and Bones: Dr. Philip Millar shares how our heart responds to exercise, including at high altitudes
TVO Kids’ Burps, Butts and Bones: Dr. Jamie Burr explains how our muscles keep us moving and balanced on the ice
Dr. Lori Vallis collaborates on research on the impacts of dancing on Parkinson’s disease
U of G Ranks Fifth in Canada for Life Sciences, Top 150 Worldwide
HHS Newsletter: January 2026

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Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Systems
Dietary Fatty Acids in Health and Disease
Food and Nutrition for Special Populations
Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
Genomic and Metabolic Effects of Nutrients
Mobility and Stability
Obesity and Diabetes
Teaching, Learning and Knowledge Transfer

Human Anatomy Laboratory
Human Anatomy Educational Sessions
Human Anatomy Body Donation Program
Human Anatomy Donor Recognition

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About

The College of Biological Science is a globally recognized academic faculty with a mission to expand the understanding of life, from DNA to cells to complex ecosystems. It produces intrepid and interdisciplinary research in a student-centred learning environment that encourages and promotes comprehensive understanding of the systems that govern life.

Departments

Department of Human Health Sciences
Department of Integrative Biology
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology