Research

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 Billy Comeau
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Dal master's student Andre Maddison wins a national myth-busting competition for his research contending that non-urgent patients are not the main reason for emergency-room overcrowding.
By Ryan McNutt
Monday, June 1, 2009
Engineering students develop water management solutions in rural Nova Scotia.
By Marilyn Smulders
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
What makes the difference for troubled kids? What services, what supports? That's what an expanded research study into resilience will try to find out.
By Charles Crosby
Monday, May 25, 2009
Jill Grant, professor with Dalhousie's School of Planning, is studying developments in suburban neighbourhoods.
Dal News Staff
Friday, May 22, 2009
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging will collect data from 50,000 Canadians in the hope of understanding the biological, physical, financial, psychological and social dimensions of aging.