AAU universities conduct a majority of the federally funded university research that contributes to our economic competitiveness, health and well-being, and national security. AAU universities are growing our economy through invention and innovation while preparing the next generation of scientists and engineers for global leadership. By moving research into the marketplace AAU universities are helping to create jobs, and provide society with new medicines and technologies.
A study by researchers at Duke University School of Medicine found that supplying healthy mitochrondra to damaged nerve cells can signifantly help millions managing pain from diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy.
Researchers from the USF College of Marine Science are studying soft tissue samples from barnacles, oysters, and fish to better understand the state of contamination and its origins in Tampa Bay, Florida's largest estuary.
The advancement lays the groundwork for creating a library of sugar-recognizing proteins that may help detect and treat diverse illnesses.
The olfactory senses of ants help them hunt, detect outsiders, and know their role within a colony. In a new study, researchers have discovered how ants can switch one gene on out of hundreds to ensure their survival.
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A recent clinical trial conducted by Harvard researchers suggests that low-dose aspirin may be an effective treatment for metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a common chronic liver disease linked to obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
A team of Harvard scientists have found that “cyclimids,” a class of binding molecules known as ligands, offer a promising and efficient approach to removing disease-causing or malfunctioning proteins.
Dr. Kathleen Poston of Stanford is researching the fundamental causes of Parkinson's and has contributed to an international effort to develop a diagnostic test that can detect the disease at its earliest stages.
A new study from Ohio State finds that people in the majority often don't act in accordance with their beliefs.
MIT engineers have developed a spring-like device that could be used as a basic skeleton-like module for almost any muscle-bound bot.