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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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By Marilyn Smulders
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Scientific expedition explores never-seen-before areas of the Atlantic, deep below the ocean's surface.
By Marilyn Smulders
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Researchers with the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research seek "junior scientists" to participate in studies.
By Claire Mellor
Friday, July 23, 2010
Chronic pain expert Mary Lynch suspects chi kung is effective in alleviating the pain of fibromyalgia.
By Marilyn Smulders
Thursday, July 8, 2010
David Jakeman, professor with the College of Pharmacy, is creating new molecules in the lab and studying them to see if they'll kill bacteria or cancerous cells.
By Billy Comeau
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Dr. Paul Liu changes the perceptions of inteins, from parasitic hitchhikers to wonder molecules.