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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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Sher Scott
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Anatoliy Gruzd, director of Dal's Social Media Lab and originally from the Ukraine, offers insight into how social media have shaped and influenced this year's astonishing political events.
Kevin Bradley
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Though thousands of individuals are put under every day, anesthesia is not without its risks -- something a team of Dal researchers, with a new BRC Knowledge Translation Grant, is looking to solve.
Matt Kennedy
Friday, April 11, 2014
Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger from the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Resource (NMR-3) facility at Dal helps team of SMU scientists provide proof for their big discovery.
Amani Saini
Thursday, March 27, 2014
The 10th annual Sustainability and Environmental Research Symposium, hosted by the Elizabeth May Chair, presented student research and some of the latest work in the field.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Dal receives provincial funding for two new collaborative spaces focused on information & communications technology and agriculture, designed to support students in translating business concepts from idea to execution.