Aurora Scientific is headed to #ASGSR2025 in Phoenix! Come by our table and chat with Samar Rizvi#ASGSR2025about your spaceflight research. Whether you’re exploring new avenues or looking for reliable tools, we’d love to learn how we can support your next discovery.

That's a wrap on #SfN25 here in San Diego! The weather may have not been perfect, but the Life Science team has had a great week connecting with scientists across the globe to discuss their #Neuroscience research. See you next year in DC!

What a great start to the day here at #SfN25 in not so sunny San Diego! Stop by our brand new booth #1621 to talk about Aging & Neurodegeneration, Sensory & Motor Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physiology & Behavior. #LafayetteLifeScience

Happy Halloween! As the air turns crisp and October casts its spell, this month's Halloween-themed publication review "tWitches, Skeletal Muscles and Ghost Fibers" conjures up a cauldron of compelling discovery. Read it now https://aurorascientific.com/twitches-skeletal-muscles-and-ghost-fibers/

Excited to connect with the neuroscience community at #SfN2025! 🧠 Looking forward to new ideas, great conversations, and all things brain talk. Drop by and say hello if you’ll be there! 👋🏽

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’re excited to share that Samar Rizvi l will be speaking at the next Myogenesis Discussion Group, supported by University of Toronto and Medicine by Design! Her talk will spotlight how researchers are using our tools to tackle big questions in muscle biology. 💪 📅 Oct 27 | 📍 Zoom

🎃🧠 Trick or treatment? New research explores how fear memories, like those in PTSD, can be disrupted at their source. Could this be the start of long-lasting relief from trauma? #PTSD #Trauma #Neuroscience Read Paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@szrizvi.bsky.social will showcase our 220A Olfactometer/200C miniPID sensor, designed for precise odour delivery/validation. ✅ Agenda: Demo, integration insights, best practices, and interactive Q&A ✅ Great for researchers in olfaction, behavioural neuroscience, and cognitive studies

Looking forward to presenting Aurora Scientific’s scent-rational olfaction solutions next week 🧠 If your experiments involve precise #odour delivery and validation, this one’s for you. Be sure to register below: aurorascientific.com/scent-sation... #neuroskyence #olfaction

Cancer #cachexia stands as a relentless, treatment-resistant syndrome that devastates muscle and metabolism. Our September publication review flexes new insights into the condition. Read it now https://aurorascientific.com/flexing-new-insights-in-cancer-cachexia/ #CCAD2025 #CachexiaWastingMatters

#neuroskyence community: If you're working with touchscreen operant systems, touchscreencognition.org is a fantastic resource to check out. You'll find SOPs, training videos, real data examples, forums, and more. And best of all, you can stay updated and connected with the touchscreen community 🧪

Preprint - Excited to present WHOLISTIC, which extends the concept of whole-brain functional imaging to the entire body. Pioneering work by incredibly talented Virginia Ruetten @vmsruetten.bsky.social, this platform reveals whole-organism cellular dynamics in vivo. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🚀 Excited for this upcoming webinar with Dr. @mdcr02.bsky.social ‬and Dr. @malcolm-mjj.bsky.social as they dive into research from @liverpooluni.bsky.social! This session is perfect for anyone interested in the intersection of #muscle biology, the #ageing process, and #space research. Check it out!

Over time, #diabetes has raised growing global concern due to its effects on muscle, especially in the heart. This month's publication review dives into key diabetes discoveries and determinations. 🫀 Read it now: aurorascientific.com/diabetes-dis...

📢 We have launched a new symbol for Cancer Cachexia!! 📢 Our call to unite, act, and raise awareness. Join our movement. #CCAD2025 #CachexiaWastingMatters 💙🧡🩵 Help us spread the word! September 26th, 2025 - First-ever Cancer Cachexia Awareness Day!!

Dasgupta Lab at UNC Charlotte is hiring! This space needs to be filled with laughter, breakthroughs, failures, high fives and everything in between! (Of course equipment!😛) We will be studying cancer-induced muscle wasting! DM or email for more info! @cancercachexia.bsky.social #myoblue

This #ThrowbackThursday, we’re revisiting our March review, titled 'Marching Forward: Recent Skeletal Muscle Discoveries' 💪 From protein dysfunctions to pathway insights, dive into the latest in muscle research 🧬 Read more aurorascientific.com/marching-for... #MyoBlue

Can you guess the story behind this breakthrough? #TriviaTuesday 💡 Question In 2016, which academic & industry collaboration created an apparatus for measuring ATP consumption in permeabilized tissue? Hint It's affordable, high-res, and fits on an inverted microscope!

The annual @cpw-liverpool.bsky.social starts today! The two-week course enables students to learn how to perform cutting-edge electrophysiology experiments. We are thrilled to support the course by providing a 9000SMZ vibratome. To learn more about the 9000SMZ: lnkd.in/e5QeiWp9

Absolutely thrilled to share our Q&A with Dr. Daniel Ham from the @ruegglab.bsky.social who generously gave us a behind-the-scenes look into his @natcomms.nature.com paper. Check out the study before diving into his insights: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MyoBlue

We’re excited to launch our Research Highlight Series! First up: an in-depth Q&A with Dr. Daniel Ham from @ruegglab.bsky.social‬ on his latest @natcomms.nature.com‬ paper, and insights into muscle biology, research, and more. #MyoBlue Read the interview aurorascientific.com/research-hig...

Just in time for #BCVS25, check out our latest #cardiac pub review 🫀 And if you’re at the conference, even better! Stop by Booth 22 to say hello to @kathaide.bsky.social and Andrew Klein, who are ready for all the heart-to-heart chats 👋 #cardiosky @ahascience.bsky.social

Can water-based exercise improve strength & mobility in people with visual impairments? A 2025 study says yes, and the results are empowering. #AdaptiveExercise #Inclusion Read the paper by Salari, et al. (2025): journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

A recent study by the @cardiaccampbell.bsky.social‬ group investigated the mechanical, biochemical, and histological changes in ATTR amyloidosis patients, revealing that fibrosis, not just amyloid deposits, is a key driver of impaired heart function. physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

Aurora Scientific is returning for our 3rd year at #BCVS2025! If you’re attending in Baltimore, be sure to stop by our booth and say hello to Katherine and our new Life Science Sales Manager Andrew Klein. 👋 #Cardiovascular #Science #Networking #ResearchInnovation

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

🤔 Interested in examining brain structure and function in unparalleled resolution? 🧠 🔬 The Mesoscopic Integrated Neuroimaging Data (MIND) Platform is searching for a postdoc to assist in the initiative that combines 15.2T MRI and light sheet microscopy. 👇 See the attachment below for details.

🚴‍♂️ Have you ever wondered how individuals with Parkinson’s disease maintain balance while cycling—even when gait is impaired? #ParkinsonsDisease #CyclingRehab #dynamometry A recent study tackled this question with a unique indoor cycling task. Let’s dive into what they found.

For #fluorescencefriday the Mesoscopic Integrated NeuroImaging Data (MIND) platform @westernu.bsky.social presents abeta plaques and blood vessels in the 🧠 of our ApoE4 mouse model of AD. 🧪 #clearing #lightsheet 🔬 Courtesy of Arash Salahinejad, Luke Smolders and @shahrzadbahrampour.bsky.social

#neuroskyence folks: as my postdoc grant is running out soon, I am looking for new opportunities in systems neuroscience! Keywords: patch clamp ephys, opto, mouse behavior, (in vivo) voltage imaging. Would love to return to the Basal Ganglia. Sharing appreciated, and happy #FluorescenceFriday !

Our latest Talking Science Interview is out now! Here we had the opportunity to speak with Jimena Ferraris from Stockholm University about her research looking into the role of TIDA neurons in prolactin secretion and lactation! Check out the full interview here: shorturl.at/wDYN3 #neuroskyence

Lafayette Instrument is proud to support the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory course: Ion Channels in Synaptic & Neural Circuit Physiology on June 2–22, 2025. Course Details meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx... #Neuroscience #IonChannels #Electrophysiology #LafayetteInstrument #SynapticPhysiology

New to slicing murine brains on a vibrating microtome (vibratome)? Then check out this video where Jimena Ferraris DVM, PhD of @stockholm-uni.bsky.social gives her trade secrets for the best possible slices. Give it a watch and stay tuned for her full interview! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Last week, Brian & Jackson from our Evaluation team joined Valparaiso University #OT students for a day of hands-on demos + real-world assessment practice. We’re proud to support their education and put the end users first 🛠️ Big thanks to the students! #OTeducation #FutureOT

Happy Saturday to #CAN2025 attendees! 🧠🍁 Catch @lafayetteic.bsky.social @campdeninstruments.bsky.social @aurorascientific.bsky.social and more life science brands at the front of the exhibitor hall until 3:30 PM. Ask about research tools and learn about the latest innovations! @canacn.bsky.social

It’s our second day at #CAN2025, and we want to take an opportunity to draw attention to Alzheimer’s disease. As a complex, multifaceted disorder, it demands a comprehensive research approach. Each of our brands play a unique role in advancing understanding and driving discovery.

That’s me! 👋 If you’ll be at #CAN2025, be sure to stop by and say hello. I’m excited to chat about all things neuroscience, how many kilometres away our HQ office is, the weather forecast in degrees Celsius, and where to spend your loonies and toonies for lunch 🇨🇦🧠

Excited to attend and speak at the Inaugural Muscle Biology & Cachexia Conference at the U. of Houston. Registration still available: tinyurl.com/4zsdmnsb

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

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

🎉🎉🎉 NEW PAPER ALERT 🎉🎉🎉 🚨🚨🚨KLAXON KLAXON🚨🚨🚨 "Pharmacological agents and injection stress, but not social isolation, alter cognitive judgement bias in the mouse touchscreen operant chamber" by Hersey et al. out now in @natureportfolio.nature.com #ScientificReports www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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...

We’re proud to support the University of Chicago Marine Biological Laboratory’s "Frontiers in Reproduction: Molecular and Cellular Concepts and Applications" course, running from April 27 – June 8. Details bit.ly/41RD5gv #FrontiersInReproduction #ReproductiveBiology

#APS2025 attendees: Day 1! You should have gotten your first News Update daily email with program highlights. Use the Summit app for your schedule and follow us on social media, using the meeting hashtag and #WeArePhysiology. We want to see what YOUR meeting looks like! 🧪

New study by @ruegglab.bsky.social challenges previous view about the muscle growth factor #Myc! The protein is dispensable for #musclegrowth. High Myc levels disrupt muscle fiber structure & function. @unibas.ch @snsf-ch.bsky.social @naturecomms.bsky.social www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...

We’ve had a few requests to extend the deadline for applications for the CPW 2025 workshop @cpw-liverpool.bsky.social due to the Easter break. The deadline is now midday on 28th April! Application form is available from the webpage @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social www.liverpool.ac.uk/life-course-...

Happy birthday to #biochemist Marie Maynard Daly (1921-2003), 1st Black woman to earn a PhD in #chemistry in the US! 🐡🧪👩🏾‍🔬 #histsci She made important research contributions to our understanding of biochemisty of the cell nucleus & cardiovascular issues & chemistry of histones & protein synthesis. 🧵

🦎 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...

🚨 Publication 🚨 Combining virtual reality and anodal tDCS boosted motor coordination in sedentary adolescent girls. Our tools assessed eye-hand & two-hand coordination, with lasting improvements after just 12 sessions! 🎮 #VR #AdolescentHealth Read More link.springer.com/article/10.1...