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A project led by UNB's Cardiometabolic Exercise and Lifestyle laboratory has been assisting older adults in managing diabetes. The 16 week lifestyle modification program is called Band-Frail. Researchers are putting the call out for additional participants. Martin Senechal is co-director of the CELLAB.

If you like to linger in the bath, with a book or maybe a little music, you've likely noticed your fingers and toes get wrinkly after a while. Why do they do that? Michael Edwards of Science East has been looking into it.

The Miramichi Folksong festival is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. In anticipation, we'll look at the context around the original folksongs from the Miramichi, and how our concept of folk has evolved over the years. Saint Thomas University anthropologist and ethnomusicologist Peter Toner will be our guest.

With hot and humid weather - no one wants to turn on the oven. So we've been focused on grilling this summer. We'll check in one last time with Sean MacFarlane for some rib grilling ideas.

One of this year's recipients of the order of New Brunswick is Lucinda Flemer of St. Andrews. She founded Kingsbrae Garden with her late husband back in 1998, and has turned it into a thriving attraction. We speak to Mayor Brad Henderson about Lucinda's work.

What rules do new and returning students need to know before heading to campus next month? We'll check in with New Brunswick universities this week, starting in Sackville with Mount Allison.

You've likely heard some obstetricians in the west raising concerns about a shortage of epidural supplies. So what's the situation here in New Brunswick? We speak with Fredericton-based OB/GYN Dr. Christa Mullaly about the local supply of epidural kits and catheters.

A family of ospreys have made their home atop a very tall streetlight on the Princess Margaret Bridge in Fredericton. It sure is a sight to motorists, but not that shocking to birders - Alain Clavette will explain.

We're off to the Hayes Teaching Farm where there is an abundance of raspberries. In fact, they have so many berries they can't pick them all. They're doing a pick a pint, leave a pint event over the weekend - we'll hear about it.

The H5N1 strain of avian flu was first confirmed in this province last March. It was hoped that the warmer summer weather would help knock down the virus - so we thought an update was in order. Megan Jones is an assistant professor of wildlife and anatomic pathology at the Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI.