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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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Michele Charlton
Friday, November 4, 2016
Dalhousie hosted the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation's 2016 Innovation Symposium, which included the announcement of the organization's Manning Innovation Awards.
Michelle Thompson
Friday, November 4, 2016
Gefu Wang-Pruski, a professor of molecular biology in the Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences at the Faculty of Agriculture, helps growers and consumers by producing potatoes that are environmentally friendly and that also provide a healthy food choice.
Jasmine Smart
Monday, October 31, 2016
A Q&A with English doctoral candidate Kala Hirtle, whose research explores consciousness in gothic fiction — everything from vampire lore to fears of being buried alive.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, October 27, 2016
The Dalhousie Postdoctoral Society hosted its annual Research Day event to share some of the postdoctoral research happening on campus and allow postdocs to network with colleagues across disciplines.
Michele Charlton
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Students from Dal and Kiel's joint Transatlantic Ocean System Science and Technology’s (NSERC CREATE TOSST) summer school recently had the opportunity to pitch their best ocean business concepts to a panel of Nova Scotian business moguls, "Dragon's Den" style.