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Bringing Respiratory Physiology to Life: Exploring the Hyperventilation and Rebreathing Mini Lab

From seamless data collection and real-time visualization to guided instructions and plug-and-play simplicity, discover why this lab is a game-changer for engaging students in respiratory physiology.

Phobe Au: Head of Operations

Meet Phobe Au. As the Head of Operations, Phobe oversees the planning, production, and distribution of ADInstruments products across the globe.

Are dorsal root ganglion neurons the same across species? - November High Impact Publications

Here at ADInstruments, we're lucky to be a part of a large and thriving research community. Join us in celebrating some of the incredible work published by that community in November 2024. Chemogenetics with PSAM4-GlyR decreases excitability and epileptiform activity in epileptic hippocampus...

Associate Professor Chris West: The heart, the spine, and the PV loop

Understanding the heart under normal conditions has filled the careers of generations of researchers, but how much do we know about how the heart performs after spinal cord injury? Associate Professor Chris West says it’s still an emerging field with many unanswered questions.

Sola Woodhouse: Instructional Designer

Meet Sola Woodhouse! Sola is an Instructional Designer in the Education Team here at ADInstruments. In 2022, at the end of her anatomy and physiology degree, Sola applied for an internship at ADInstruments; the rest is history.

The Importance of Catheter Positioning in Pressure-Volume Data Collection

Pressure-volume (PV) loop studies are the gold-standard for measuring direct cardiac function, providing researchers with comprehensive, load-independent data. Correct pressure-volume catheter placement within the ventricle is essential for collecting high-quality data and ensuring accurate measurements.

Solid-State vs. Fluid-Filled Pressure Catheters: A Comparative Guide for Small Animal Invasive Pressure Studies

Having the right set of tools for your small animal, invasive pressure studies is essential for building confidence in the quality of the data you are collecting, especially when it comes to long-term studies.

What can Wordle tell us about gambling behavior? - October High Impact Publications

From astrocytes, to wordle, to smell differentiation; we explore five of our favourite high impact publications from October 2024.

How to teach effectively and collect accurate data in the human physiology lab

Teaching anatomy and physiology? Find the equipment you’ll need to run efficient and effective physiology lab experiments.

Download our free guide: Prioritizing Animal Welfare in Telemetry Research

Learn how best to improve animal welfare in your research. Topics include: the 3Rs - Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement, planning your research, designing ethical experiments, housing animals humanely, and more.

JC Tan: Research Product Manager

Meet JC Tan! JC is a Research Product Manager here at ADInstruments. As a Research Product Manager, JC works with almost every other team at ADInstruments to support our research products.

Improving the Student Mindset: Turning students into independent thinkers again

Kaushik Dutta has been teaching courses in Human Anatomy and Physiology for over 20 years. Currently, he is working to combat the lack of adaptability and lack of engagement he has seen reflected in students following COVID. Learn more about how he is successfully implementing new technologies and strategies to help turn students into independent thinkers again.

Tumor Vasculature and Cardiac Fibrosis - High-Impact Publications from September 2024

Here at ADInstruments, we're lucky to be a part of a large and thriving research community. Join us in celebrating some of the incredible work that has been published by that community in September 2024. Protein Kinase N Promotes Cardiac Fibrosis in Heart Failure by Fibroblast-to-myofibroblast...