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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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Erin Casey
Thursday, June 5, 2014
A new report, co-authored by Dal Sociologist Howard Ramos, is generating discussion about how Nova Scotia can better support immigration to the province.
Nikki Comeau
Thursday, May 29, 2014
From Dalhousie magazine: To its proponents, big data offers insight into complex and critically important questions in health care, science, business and more — but its detractors see big risks for individual privacy.
Sher Scott
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Faculty members from Dal's Department of Biology are part of the committees which help determine the status of the country's endangered species.
Theresa Anne Salah
Friday, May 16, 2014
Dal CS researcher Stan Matwin will lead a new NSERC CREATE project called "Training in Big Text Data," helping prepare grad students and postdocs for the big data jobs of the future.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, May 8, 2014
To mark National Mental Health Week, we talk to a recent Dal grad whose published undergrad research offers insight into how “catastrophic thinking” relates to anxiety issues.