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 Amanda Pelham
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
By closely following the daily activities of a large group of undergraduates, psychology professor Simon Sherry believes he's identified why perfectionism results in binge eating.
Dal News Staff
Monday, April 13, 2009
Patrick Lee, the Cameron Chair in Basic Cancer Research at Dalhousie Medical School, announces breakthrough in breast cancer research.
By Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Dalhousie students are testing the health benefits of Wii and another video game prototype called MOVES.
By Marilyn Smulders
Friday, March 27, 2009
Dalhousie’s Atlantic RURAL Centre’s Environmental Health Laboratory is conducting a half-million-dollar study in Halifax to determine what's in the air we're breathing indoors.
By Marilyn Smulders
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
In his new book We Generation, Prof. Michael Ungar says students can help their parents’ generation “rethink some of our own me-thinking ways.”