Research focus: In the eye of the Damselfish

A 0.1 decrease in seawater pH doesn't seem like much but a recent study into the retinal function of damselfish suggests this small change could impact the sensory systems of fish.

LabChart 8 for Mac has arrived!

We’d like to announce the release of LabChart 8 for Mac! The latest version of LabChart for the Mac platform has both great new features and many small improvements. With this update, you can now visualize your data in Scope View or Spectrum view, use the improved Stimulator and Data Pad, and take...

The latest TReND-ADInstruments Scholarship winner: Aderemi Aladeokin

We’d like to congratulate Aderemi Aladeokin, a scientist from Nigeria, on winning the TReND-ADInstruments Scholarship to attend our most recent CrawFly Neurobiology Educators course.

Keep up with the latest trends in Human NIBP

We'd like to announce the arrival of our new Human Non-invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) system! We’ve worked with Finapres Medical Systems to create a great new system for monitoring blood pressure continuously and non-invasively. Based on the Finapres-1000 module, the Human NIBP system has many...

Cold water immersion: the benefits of a post-game ritual

You often see photos of athletes ‘enjoying’ a bath of ice after a big race or game. Known as ‘cold water immersion’, this technique is believed to speed recovery and reduce muscle soreness. How does it work? One theory is that localized muscle cooling facilitates oxygen delivery to the muscle cells...

ADInstruments workshops tour China

We’ve had a focus on China this month, with Dr JC Tan, from our Sydney office, spending a month travelling to Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wenzhou and Beijing giving workshops and demonstrations of both research applications and education products. It was a fantastic month and really rewarding to see the...

Extending Your Analysis with Data Pad Plots

The HRV Module provides great tools and algorithms for analyzing heart rate variability in ECG recordings or arterial pulse signals. This Software Tip shows how you can take advantage of built-in LabChart 8 features, such as Data Pad Plots, to extend your analysis by tracking certain HRV statistics...

BodySynergy shows you how to take it easy on your lower back

The latest video from one of our local customers - Rowan Ellis of BodySynergy - uses the Trigno Wireless Foundation System and LabChart to demonstrate clearly how a simple adjustment to your posture can take the strain off your lower back muscles. It’s truly amazing the difference that activating...

New physiology educators' course "one of a kind" in the US

In conjunction with the American Physiological Society (APS ), ADInstruments is sponsoring the inaugural Institute on Teaching and Learning (ITL) - a new hands-on course for physiology educators. The ITL aims to engage educators from community college through professional school in interactive...

Research focus: The Power of Emotional Contagion

Our products have some very diverse research applications. Here, we look at a study on emotional contagion, conducted by Dezecache et al in Paris which looks at how emotions spread from person to person to person.

Welcome to our new translated web sites!

Hello, 你好, 今日は, здравствуйте and السلام عليكم! It's really exciting to announce the launch of the first of our translated web sites.

Countdown to the German Physiological Society meeting 2014

Only one day to go until the 93rd Annual Meeting of the German Physiological Society (DPG) begins in Mainz. Described as “three days of excellent science in a beautiful city on the Rhine,” the DPG meeting aims to foster interaction between different fields of physiology as well as offering...

New Jeddah office opening soon

We're happy to announce a new ADInstruments office will be opening soon in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The study of life sciences has been advancing in leaps and bounds in the Middle East and North Africa and it's really exciting to be involved. Our research and education products are now used in over 200...