Research

Popular workout supplement may blunt heart benefits of exercise in females, Ä¢¹½AV study finds

Popular workout supplement may blunt heart benefits of exercise in females, Ä¢¹½AV study finds

Ä¢¹½AV 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
Ä¢¹½AV 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
Ä¢¹½AV 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.

Archives - Research

Emma Geldart
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Sophia He in Dal's Faculty of Agriculture is exploring new ways to change how fuels are produced using environmentally sustainable and readily available methods.
Richard Florizone and John Cullen
Friday, June 12, 2015
From Ä¢¹½AV magazine: President Richard Florizone and Professor Emertius John Cullen on how Dal can help develop the nascent blue economy — responsibly and sustainably — and why both pure and applied research are essential to that effort.
Alana Milner
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Companies large and small are collaborating with researchers across campus to help take their business ideas to the next level. Learn about two such projects.
Alana Milner
Monday, June 8, 2015
To mark World Oceans Day (June 8), we're taking a look some examples from the wide variety of ocean research happening at Ä¢¹½AV, across a variety of Faculties and departments.
Nikki Comeau
Monday, June 8, 2015
Just how much do Nova Scotia's youth know about our oceans? That's what a team of Dal researchers — including student Haley Guest — sought to find out.