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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.

UMD Geologists Discover Ancient Sunken Seafloor From Dinosaur Era

UMD Geologists Discover Ancient Sunken Seafloor From Dinosaur Era

UMD geologists uncovered evidence of a section of seafloor that sank into the Earth's mantle when dinosaurs roamed the Earth; it's located off the west coast of South America in a zone known as the East Pacific Rise.
Using Mathematical Models and AI to Improve Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Using Mathematical Models and AI to Improve Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Novel research supported by NCI could lead to more specific predictive disease models
Study Finds Parents Relying on ChatGPT for Health Guidance About Children

Study Finds Parents Relying on ChatGPT for Health Guidance About Children

A new University of Kansas study reveals parents seeking health care information for their children trust AI more than health care professionals when the author is unknown, and parents rate AI generated text as credible, moral and trustworthy.
Multiple Dementia Risk Factors Lead to Greater Chance of Cognitive Decline

Multiple Dementia Risk Factors Lead to Greater Chance of Cognitive Decline

Hypertension and amyloid plaques can separately cause dementia. Having both increases a person’s odds of developing cognitive decline, a new study finds

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A Study Finds More Pregnant Adolescents Use E-Cigarettes

The UB study found that e-cigarette use during pregnancy in adolescents does not statistically significantly correlate with small-for-gestational-age babies
University at Buffalo - The State University of New York | University Research

Researchers Find the Roots of Tau Tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease

An experimental drug can reduce the toxic changes in tau proteins known to damage neurons in brains with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers report.
Yale University | University Research

Could Epigenetic Age Acceleration, Not Actual Age, Better Predict How Well You Remember?

The researchers took blood samples and looked at patterns of DNA methylation at key sites in the human genome that are related to predictors of lifespan and mortality. While there are many types of epigenetic markers, scientists know the most about DNA methylation.

Stony Brook University - The State University of New York | University Research

Scientists Uncover Link Between the Ocean’s Weather and Global Climate

An international team of scientists has found the first direct evidence linking seemingly random weather systems in the ocean with climate on a global scale.
University of Rochester | University Research

UC Irvine Engineers Invent Octopus-inspired Technology That Can Deceive and Signal

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have develop a technological platform that draws inspiration from an octopus's ability to camouflage and can be used in a variety of fields, including the military, medicine, robotics and sustainable energy.
University of California, Irvine | University Research