Research
Mental health intervention program can help prevent substance‑use disorders in teens, study shows
A research team led by Â鶹´«Ã½ has found that brief cognitive behavioural interventions that help young people manage such things as impulsivity, sensation seeking, sensitivity to anxiety and negative thinking can reduce teen substance use disorders. Read more.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Researchers have joined forces with Zambian health-care professionals to create the Mfuwe Epilepsy Foundation, with a focus on improving epilepsy care in rural Zambia where health infrastructure is limited.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
This new funding establishes Â鶹´«Ã½ as the national headquarters of Lab2Market and will enable the program to expand to more than 50 Canadian universities, colleges, and research hospitals, helping to unlock the commercial potential of $7.8 billion in collective annual research funding.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Millions die every year due to bacterial infections that are growing more resistant to antibiotics. Dal researchers and their partners are addressing that threat head-on.
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Friday, March 8, 2024
Dal’s OpenThink initiative officially returns for its fifth year with 16 ambitious PhD students from across the university ready to share their leading-edge ideas and research with the community.
Friday, March 1, 2024
A new position created by Dal's Faculty of Computer Science aims to build on the shared ambitions of Nova Scotia's ocean-tech players.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
A new lab established at Â鶹´«Ã½ this week has partnered with a local energy provider to explore applications of green hydrogen that could assist Nova Scotia in its efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Friday, February 16, 2024
Â鶹´«Ã½'s Dr. Jon Bailey and his team of researchers navigate the world of anesthesia in microgravity, setting out to make surgery and pain management a reality in the cosmic operating room.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
A startup spun out of a Â鶹´«Ã½ lab has spearheaded a bold new approach to tissue engineering that's making waves in the burgeoning medical research sector.