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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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Maria Laura Todesco
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Gerry Johnston and his wife, Judy, lost their only daughter Jen to advanced breast cancer last year. Pathology student Marie-Claire Wasson is the first recipient of an award the couple created to honour their daughter.
Andrew Riley
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Dalhousie received the Deshpande Symposium Award for Technology Commercialization last week, an honour that recognizes leading universities globally for excellence in delivering programs that empower students and researchers to turn their research-based innovations into market-ready enterprises.
Andrew Riley
Monday, June 20, 2022
Boosted by a $7-million Alliance Grant from NSERC, a team of Dal researchers is set to study how rising temperatures from climate change could affect our water systems and what that means for the water we drink and pump out into the world.
Andrew Riley
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Humanities and social science researchers at Dal are receiving $1.5 million in new grants from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Learn more about the knowledge they promise to deliver.
Kristina Boerder and Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz
Thursday, June 16, 2022
It is time to acknowledge and address the rapid shifts in Canada’s oceans. To meet this challenge, Canada’s marine conservation toolbox — starting with the Oceans Act — needs an overhaul, write Kristina Boerder and Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz.