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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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By Marilyn Smulders
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
A childhood cancer survivor herself, Melanie Keats believes getting active and staying active is important for kids recovering from cancer.
By Amanda Pelham
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Anxiety-prone smokers are more motivated to quit, but find it tougher than most.
By Marilyn Smulders
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Third-year costume-studies students recreate the festivities that greeted vice regal couple, Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne, when they arrived in Halifax in 1878.
By Billy Comeau
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Dal surgeon collaborates with mechanical engineering students to find a femur fix.
By Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Societies—whether human or whale—that stress conformity stifle the ability of individuals to adapt to change.