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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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Nikki Comeau
Friday, June 27, 2014
Dal researchers take part in Ocean Sampling Day, a worldwide scientific effort to better understand the important role microbes play in ocean ecosystems – and how they may be affected by climate change.
Erin Casey
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Hillary MacKinlay's love of nautical history has taken her from the pages of whaling journals to the halls of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
Melanie Jollymore
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Dalhousie neuroscientists receive $1.7 million – and top rankings – from CIHR to study how spinal cord circuits coordinate movement.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Research team from Dal and Capital Health licenses the world’s first high-resolution probe for imaging the inner and middle ear.
Matthew Kennedy
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Marine Affairs prof Claudio Aporta has helped develop the Inuit Pan Arctic Atlas, illustratrating historic and geographic connections among Inuit peoples and demonstrating their importance in the Arctic's past, present, and future.