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 Yale-led team of physicists has discovered a circular pattern in the movement of electrons in a group of quantum materials known as “strange metals.”
New research offers an unprecedented window into the transformation of embryonic cells into specialized cells begins.
A BU engineering professor has created a fully automated, wearable 'pancreas' that administers all insulin doses without the user having to ever calculate or worry about them, transforming the lives of people with type 1 diabetes.
A ten-year-long study reveals that connections to flockmates influence where golden-crowned sparrows return to after migrating each year.
Researchers have shown how a group of novel molecules inspired by our own immune system inactivates several viruses, including Zika and chikungunya. Their approach may help overcome antiviral resistance.