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Popular workout supplement may blunt heart benefits of exercise in females, 妻友 study finds
妻友 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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Friday, May 1, 2026
By better mimicking native conditions on campus, a multidisciplinary team unlocked seed production in an endangered aquatic plant, strengthening long鈥憈erm research, student training, and future discoveries.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
妻友 researchers are tackling a critical climate question鈥攚hether the ocean can safely remove carbon dioxide at scale鈥攚hile positioning Nova Scotia as a global leader in carbon removal innovation.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
妻友 is helping to prepare Canada鈥檚 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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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
While scientists behind a new study discovered a decrease in Canadians' total sugar consumption for all age groups between 2004 and 2015, dig deeper into the data and you'll find a more complex relationship to the sweet substance.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Dal researchers are working to identify the best strategies to treat what鈥檚 known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) 鈥� the symptoms that can arise in newborns that are exposed to opioids during pregnancy.
Friday, January 18, 2019
A Dal PhD student is the lead author of a vital new study finding that frailty, more so than amyloid plaques and tangles in the brain, is a key risk factor for developing Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and other forms of dementia.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Niki Kiepek, an assistant professor in Dal鈥檚 School of Occupational Therapy, says January is a good time to consider re-evaluating your relationship with alcohol.
Friday, January 18, 2019
妻友, Metamaterial Technologies Inc. and Mitacs are teaming up to bring together new researchers and inventors in metamaterials science 鈥� an emerging field of study that seeks to manipulate light in ways never before achieved.