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Popular workout supplement may blunt heart benefits of exercise in females, Dalhousie study finds

Popular workout supplement may blunt heart benefits of exercise in females, Dalhousie study finds

Dalhousie research suggests a popular nitrate supplement may hinder key exercise-driven heart improvements in females, highlighting overlooked sex differences and raising questions about long-term cardiovascular effects.  Read more.

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Kenneth Conrad
Friday, May 1, 2026
By better mimicking native conditions on campus, a multidisciplinary team unlocked seed production in an endangered aquatic plant, strengthening long‑term research, student training, and future discoveries.
Andrew Riley
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Dalhousie researchers are tackling a critical climate question—whether the ocean can safely remove carbon dioxide at scale—while positioning Nova Scotia as a global leader in carbon removal innovation.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Dalhousie is helping to prepare Canada’s defence community for AI-supported command and control, including fast developing Arctic surveillance scenarios, by simulating how humans and intelligent systems make decisions together under pressure.

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Paul Manning
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
There is much more to these chunky beetles of early summer than what first meets the eye, writes Paul Manning, a postdoctoral researcher in Dal's Faculty of Agriculture.
Michele Charlton
Friday, May 21, 2021
Mark Obrovac received the funding through support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Novonix, a world-class battery materials and technology company, through NSERC’s Alliance Grants program.
Niecole Killawee
Friday, May 21, 2021
As part of Dal Alumni Days next week, the Faculty of Medicine and the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation will host a special Open Dialogue Live featuring three Dalhousie researchers in pain management.
Natasha Breward
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Solutions for Kids in Pain recently partnered with Pulse, Dalhousie's health innovation sandbox, to offer a program engaging students from multiple disciplines in a semester-long knowledge mobilization program.
Michele Charlton
Monday, May 17, 2021
Dal ranked among the top 20 universities in the world and third in Canada in the 2021 Time Higher Education Impact Rankings for its research, outreach and stewardship in the 'Clean Water and Sanitation' category. Learn more about Rob Jamieson, one of the university's leading researchers in the area.