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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New UC San Diego research reveals people schedule their binge watching, preferring to consecutively watch some programing over others and will pay with money or time to binge shows.
A new study provides evidence that river water eroding layers of metamorphic rock is a driver of freshwater fish biodiversity in the Appalachian Mountains.
After lightning struck a tree, a University of South Florida professor discovered the formation of a new phosphorus material.
The search for the 2022 killer that decimated long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean and along Florida’s East coast is over. Researchers identified the small-but-mighty offender: a single-celled organism called a ciliate.
UCR study finds that keeping servers powered & cool at cloud data processing centers has high water costs.