Key considerations when performing an isolated perfused rodent liver experiment

A brief guide covering perfusate type, pressure, flow and oxygenation rates for maintaining hepatic function (in-vitro) in an isolated perfused rodent liver experiment.

Three benefits of isolated organ research

What is isolated organ research - and why should you be doing it? Check out three key reasons why isolated organ research may be of benefit in your research lab!

Turning up the heat around exercise physiology

We talk to Professor Jim Cotter, Exercise and Environmental Physiologist, about his research on understanding people’s physiological responses to exercise and the environment.

Basics of Data Acquisition: Amplification, Filtering, Sampling and Dealing with Noise

Noisy signals giving you a headache? Brandon Bucher, Head of Research provides expert advice on avoiding common data acquisition and analysis mistakes in order to produce higher quality research results.

Macrophage - the new miracle cell? How white blood cells help maintain a healthy heart beat

Check out how a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School uncovered the unlikely role that cardiac macrophages play in facilitating electrical conduction in the heart!

What your nose really knows: How autism affects your ability to sense social smells

A recent paper published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that the sense of smell may play a central role in the inability of individuals with autism to read social cues.

Teach them a lesson they'll never forget! The Muscle Twitch Response experiment...

Experiment: How to get your students to measure muscle contraction by stimulating their own nerves.

Broken heart? Cardiac regeneration 'Therepi' might just be your savior

This recent advance in cardiac regenerative therapy will really get your heart pumping!

Teach them a lesson they'll never forget! The Grip Force Experiment...

An active and engaging experiment where students examine muscular fatigue by performing EMGs on themselves.

Teach them a lesson they'll never forget! The Diving Response Lab...

In this active learning activity, students record their own signals to examine bradycardia associated with the human diving response.

A night at the opera - The science behind Pavarotti's projection

Research looking at the respiratory patterns and acoustic output of opera singers shows how the projection of a singer's voice is influenced by breath support.

Building a better Bio Amp: Reduced Noise and New Filter Settings for ECG/EKG, EMG, EOG, and EEG recording.

Our newest galvanically isolated, high-performance differential biological potential amplifiers are optimized for measuring a variety of biological signals such as ECG/EKG, EMG, EEG, and EOG.

How to record an accurate 12-lead ECG for your research, from set-up to signals.

How to set up your equipment and perform a12-lead ECG to ensure clean signals for your cardiovascular and physiology research, using the Octal Bio Amp, PowerLab, and LabChart.