So far, we’ve explored how the brain keeps time, fights disease, encodes sensory info, and responds to metabolic stress. Today, we dive into the impact of chronic sleep deprivation (CSD) on brain health. How does it affect the brain and gut? #BrainAwarenessWeek #SleepDisruption

Yesterday, we kicked off Brain Awareness Week by exploring how researchers uncover the principles of brain function. Today, we start with one of the most fundamental: biological time. Let’s dive into how our brain keeps track of the 24-hour day. #BrainAwarenessWeek #Neuroscience

Every March, Brain Awareness Week highlights the global effort to advance public understanding of brain science. Neuroscience impacts everything from sleep and memory to cancer and mental health. #BrainAwarenessWeek #Neuroscience

Ecstatic to see this launched! Thanks to our amazing partners @ambiotech.us, @hesselanthony.bsky.social and Khoi for their support throughout.

Review: @hesselanthony.bsky.social @crand22.bsky.social, Nguyen et al. provide useful tips and tricks for all those beginning their journey into permeabilized muscle fiber mechanics. rupress.org/jgp/article/... #Myofilaments #SkeletalMuscle #CardiacMuscle

Really happy about this paper getting published, where we muse on some of the finer aspects of the permeablized fiber mechanics technique. Have things you wished were covered? Go write one of these up to! Science is better when we all share our "institutional knowledge"!

In February 2025, Aurora Scientific formed a strategic partnership with Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies (AMB). Watch this video interview with Anthony Hessel, PhD and Khoi Nguyen, PhD from AMB, and our own Chris Rand to learn about our partnership! https://bit.ly/asi-amb-partnership-interview

Are you studying #pain, #touch or #olfaction? Come discover Aurora Scientific's solutions for your #sensory research at booth #1621 here at #SfN25. #olfactometer #mechanicalstimulator

With #SfN2025 approaching, we at Aurora Scientific are eager to learn about the latest in #neuroscience — it’s truly a no-brainer! 🧠 Check out this study by Wei et al. exploring how smell and taste work together to drive feeding in Drosophila. 👇 https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.101440

Aurora is excited to be back at #SfN25 in beautiful San Diego! Stop by booth #1621 to discuss your #Neuroscience research with Samar Rizvi and Chris Rand and discover how our solutions can help characterize neuromuscular function and sensory systems. Explore: https://aurorascientific.com/products/

As we embark on a new era, we are excited to debut the new Lafayette Life Science brand, a division of Lafayette Instrument at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego! #SfN25

We are excited to be a part of the all new dedicated Life Science brand, Lafayette Life Science. Be sure to follow @lafayette_ls to receive quality content for #Actimetrics, #ALZET, #AuroraScientific, @campdeninstruments.bsky.social, & #LafayetteInstrument products, shows, & training events! 👇

We are excited to be at the 52nd annual European Muscle Conference in beautiful Amsterdam! Stop by the table inside the Royal Tropical Institute to discuss your muscle research 💪 #EMC2025

🚨 Day 1 at #BCVS25 is off to a strong start! We're excited to welcome Andrew Klein, our new Life Science Manager, making his debut at the Aurora Scientific booth. Come by Booth 22 and see what's new in muscle physiology innovation! 💪🫀 #CardioScience #AuroraScientific

Today marks the halfway point of 2025! Science is full of discoveries, setbacks, and breakthroughs, but progress thrives on persistence. Keep questioning, testing, and pushing forward — the next big breakthrough is waiting! 🔬 #HalfwayThere #KeepExperimenting #Research

Herwig et al. explore how diabetes mellitus (DM) worsens myocardial inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) - providing a potential bridge to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). #AuroraScientific #1600A doi.org/10.1186/s129...

Master the #mechanics of #muscle function! 💪🏼🫀 Aurora Scientific's 1500A system lets you precisely control and measure intact muscle tissue under the microscope, empowering real‑time insights from twitch to work‑loops! 🔗Check it out here: aurorascientific.com/products/mus...

Tracking motivation, endurance, or reward-seeking behavior? Our Scurry Activity Monitoring System offers activity wheels + lickometers for rodents. With easy-to-use software and flexible recording, we keep science moving! Upgrade your monitoring process lafayettelifesciences.com/listing/scur...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 2.8M+ people globally causing motor/sensory/cognitive impairments. At this time, there's still no approved treatment that restores lost myelin. #MultipleSclerosis #Neuroscience But that may be changing...

🚨June's Murine Muscle Mechanics Workshop at York University is FULL! Don’t miss your chance to join us in November – seats are filling up FAST. 🚨 ✋Hands on training 💪🏼3 #muscle testing techniques 🔬Real-time demos using #AuroraScientific systems 🔗https://bit.ly/4ksfevk

New study by Jackie Zehr et al. revealed region-specific differences in lamellar fiber mechanics linked to disc herniation risk. Researchers showed how microstructural stiffness variations in the annulus fibrosus impact failure patterns. #AuroraScientific #1400A doi.org/10.1016/j.jm...

Precision meets automation in neuroscience! The 300E-I Dual-Mode Indenter delivers controlled mechanical stimulation with minimal variability—ideal for pain, sensory & migraine research. #AuroraScientific #Mechanosensation #Neuroscience 🔍 Learn more aurorascientific.com/products/neu...

It’s National Women’s Health Week! From May 12–18, we join the movement to prioritize, uplift, and celebrate women’s health. This year’s theme is "Empowering Women, Cultivating Health", and we couldn’t be prouder to support that mission. #NWHW #MenopauseResearch #MuscleHealth

The @nmd4c.ca Summer School Workshop @MHRC is off and running! Luke, Maddie and Joel are crushing it as students learn in-vivo #muscle function with the #1300A #3in1. @chrisperrymito.bsky.social #ChengLab

Round ✌️ here we come!!! #Leafsforever

🚨New Publication Alert🚨 Bresciani et al. recently investigated whether a period of phrenic nerve stimulation during thoracic surgery could mitigate the diaphragm dysfunction caused by thoracic procedures. #AuroraScientific #1400A #muscle Read more! doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Good morning Liverpool! We are set up and ready for you #BNA2025! After a fantastic welcome reception, we can't wait to see all that @britishneuro.bsky.social has in store! If you're here, stop by booth #18. You might see something brand new in addition to our full range of 🧠products! Woo!

Day 2 in the Physiohub! Our friends @chrisperrymito.bsky.social & Arthur Cheng are all smiles gearing up for the upcoming Murine Muscle Mechanics Workshop. From cutting-edge techniques to collaborative energy, it’s shaping up to be a great day. aurorascientific.com/murine-muscl... #APS2025

We are excited to get things going here at the #APSSummit Swing by booth 914 to chat with @crand22.bsky.social and @kathaide.bsky.social about your physiology research and hear about our new Muscle Mechanism Workshop endpointpreclinical.com/events/murin...

The 1301A Isometric Whole Animal System for Mice from #AuroraScientific is perfect for contracting muscles and costs – enabling simple, high-throughput, isometric only footplate experiments to accurately measure in-vivo muscle function in mice 💪🏼🐭 More: aurorascientific.com/products/mus...

🦎 Chameleons' secret weapon? Supercontracting muscles! A new study by Schneider et al. explored unique chameleon hyoid muscle adaptations, enhancing our understanding of their specialized feeding mechanisms, contributing to comparative muscle physiology. doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Happy #EarthDay2025 At #AuroraScientific, we're grounded in supporting innovative research and understand the vital role #sustainability plays in shaping our planets future. Sustainability starts at work – reducing waste, saving energy, and letting our office plants thrive 🪴🌿

We’re heading to #APS2025 next week! We look forward to connecting with #physiologists from around the world and learning more about the latest advancements in the #muscle field! Stop by booth 914 to chat with @crand22.bsky.social and @kathaide.bsky.social @APSPhysiology #PhysiologySummit

Research by Pajski et al. highlights the need to consider sex differences in #aging studies. As older populations grow, developing aged animal models is crucial for advancing therapies that extend health span and independence. #AuroraScientific #1300A doi.org/10.1093/gero...

Murine Muscle Mechanics Workshop Hands-on training for preclinical researchers led by experts in muscle physiology - covers muscle mechanics, surgical skills, and advanced research methods! 📅 June 16-18 & Nov 5-7, 2025 📍 York University Register now! bit.ly/4ksfevk

It’s always such a pleasure to see @crand22.bsky.social from @aurorascientific.bsky.social this time at the Skeletal Muscle Biology Meeting at University of Florida! #Myotwitter #MyoBlue #Myology #Myofilament #Sarcomere

Keynote from the one and only Malcolm Irving, starting off with the history of #physiology and how #muscle works.

Excited to be back at such a great meeting next week! #MyoBlue

We investigated serial sarcomere loss as a contributor to the age-related loss of muscle mass across four aging timepoints SSN loss contributed to the loss of muscle mass. Increasing SSN is a target for improving muscle performance in old age. @hinksave.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

It is #BrainAwarenessWeek! This a campaign to boost understanding and support for #brain research. #AuroraScientific is committed to empowering the scientific community and ensuring they have the resources to advance research and improve lives. Learn more dana.org/brain-awaren...

🚨 New Publication Alert 🚨 Palzkill et al. developed a method to test preclinical peripheral artery disease models involving a 6-minute limb function test, permitting assessment of muscular performance and hemodynamics. #AuroraScientifc #1300a #Actimetrics doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

🚨We are excited to announce the Murine Muscle Mechanics Workshop at York University!🚨 Dates June 16 - 18 Nov 5 - 7 Hands-on training in muscle function & mechanics! Learn muscle architecture, surgical skills, & advanced research techniques. Register bit.ly/4ksfevk

Deadline to apply for this CSHL course is this Saturday! As an added bonus for attendees, we are excited that one of our 7000smz-2 vibratomes will be available at the course for the students to learn to make slices for patching.

Good overview of our recent paper: Hearts of hibernating bears use less energy

💡Karekal et al. used #optogenetic stimulation with a blue LED and an ex vivo setup, integrating an #AuroraScientific dual-mode lever system and stimulator to study gamma motor neuron function and the fusimotor system’s role in motor control and disease. doi.org/10.1113/ep09...

Excited to share this new collaborative #EmboMolMed work from my lab #ChildrensAL & Jim Dowling labs. Work highlights efforts to generate a new animal model for X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy (XMEA) and perform corrective drug screening. 1/n tinyurl.com/ym7svnwm

Where in the world are Campden Vibratomes? Well this week you can find a 5100mz-Plus on display with our sister company, @aurorascientific.bsky.social at #BPS2025 in Los Angeles! If you are there, make sure to stop and say hi! 🧠🫀💪

Introducing the #1415A Permeabilized Fiber ATPase System – A cutting-edge solution for measuring #ATP consumption⚡ combined with contractile force and length changes in permeabilized #cardiac and skeletal #muscle fibers. #AuroraScientific Full Details aurorascientific.com/products/mus...

Stop by booth #231 to check out our newly released #1415 ATPase system. With this set up you are able to measure fiber mechanics and ATP consumption seamlessly. #bps2025 #AuroraScientific #ATP

We are excited to be at #bps2025 in sunny LA to debut our beautiful new booth. Swing by booth #231 to say hello to @kathaide.bsky.social and @crand22.bsky.social to talk about your #muscle mechanics research!