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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Researchers have created a device that mimics a cell's capacity to process and communicate information by moving molecules or ions through nanopores that span the cell membrane in order to detect disease.
An investigator at UK conducted research showing food brands owned by tobacco companies appear to have “selectively disseminated hyperpalatable foods” to American consumers.
Study author says it “could possibly be the most dramatic change in treating Type 1 diabetes since the discovery of insulin in 1921,” if findings are borne out in larger studies over extended follow-up periods
Treating newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients with semaglutide (trade nam
A new study shows that people who were supportive of the phrase “doing your own research” were more likely to be distrustful of scientists and more likely to believe misinformation about COVID-19.
Among the first of its kind in the U.S., a new electric, autonomous tractor delivered to the University of Missouri will serve as a proprietary model for research and learning.