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This paper shows that the link between psychological stress and hyperalgesia is partly mediated by overactive spinomedullary processing pathways.

The goal of this research was to test the viability of a novel artificial mouth and tongue device, which may have potential applications in the food and flavor industry.

This study investigated the relationship between the size of crayfish weaponry and pincer grip force.

ABBC winner, Teresa Tang (Brisbane State High School), will be representing Australia-New Zealand at the International Neuroscience Brain Bee Challenge in Cape Town, South Africa. Both Teresa's school and that of the runner up, Ashly Vu (St Francis Xavier College), have also been awarded a PTB4151 Human Physiology System for use in the classroom. Teresa's success became national news when broadcast on the ABC in 2011.

This study investigated the occurrence of cardiovascular deconditioning among astronauts during long-duration space flight (up to 180 days).

Researchers find evidence for a crucial role of PKGI-α oxidation in blood pressure regulation.

Modulating neuroimmune responses during early experiences of pain may hold the key in being able to avoid enhanced future pain responses (hyperalgesia).

Dr. Terrence Sweeney, Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Scranton, has been awarded the 2012 American Physiological Society's Macknight Progressive Educator Award for his development and use of a novel cardiovascular model.

The Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) Equipment Loan Program (2011) has awarded Dr. Glena Andrews a 2-year ADInstruments equipment loan for her proposal entitled "Exploring Cardiovascular Functioning in Students Engaged in Behavior Changes". Dr. Andrews currently teaches psychology at the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Cultural Studies at Northwest Nazarene University. A clinical psychologist whose training has primarily focused on neuropsychology, Dr. Andrews has been hard at work establishing student courses that cover Experimental Design, Abnormal Psychology, the Biological Foundations of Behavior and more.

Laboratory Testing Inc (LTI) is an accredited, independent testing service and calibration company located in Pennsylvania, USA. LTI provides accurate, affordable materials testing and nondestructive testing services to a large cross section of industrial components manufacturers internationally. Their range of testing equipment includes 5 PowerLab data acquisition systems, used for testing and certifying materials to specific industry quality standards.

Educators from Goethe University Frankfurt have reported how they used LabTutor software with PowerLab systems to help improve their students’ learning experiences and exam outcomes in Advances in Physiology Education.

A Parisian research group are using PowerLab systems to help understand why we mimic the emotional facial expressions we perceive in others during social interactions. As part of their studies, the group has configured their PowerLab’s digital inputs to automatically annotate LabChart’s physiological recordings with events generated by their choice of experiment design and presentation software, E-Prime.

Quacquarelli Symonds has announced the Top 100 Life Science and Biomedical universities in the world for 2010. ADInstruments is proud to announce that PowerLab systems are used in 100% of these universities. Some prominent top-100 institutions that use PowerLab Systems are profiled in this story, demonstrating the widespread use of PowerLab for diverse research and teaching applications.