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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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Lindsay Dowling-Savelle
Friday, May 8, 2020
Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, the James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies at Dal, discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on historically oppressed and marginalized communities and solutions for addressing them.
Paul Manning
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Pests can cause sudden and significant damage to homegrown food, but a little planning and intervention can help you cut your losses writes Agriculture postdoc Paul Manning.
Rebecca Rawcliffe
Thursday, May 7, 2020
An international study led by a Dalhousie Computer Science researcher has revealed the impacts of COVID-19 on those working in software professional roles.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Madison Gateman's three-minute video on her research into Canadian attitudes and narratives regarding refugees has earned her a spot among the 25 national finalists in the annual Storytellers competition, organized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
Richard leBrasseur
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
With people staying in, the world around them is becoming more quiet, writes Landscape Architecture Professor Richard leBrasseur. A look at how natural sounds are now being heard more often.