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 from Case Western Reserve University hope to develop a process that uses bubbles to overcome the challenge of targeting diseased cells.
Researchers from UNC Chapel Hill have developed a new type of photon counting detector that offers safer medical imaging and enhance nighttime photography.
A study led by the University of Washington discovered seeps of warm, chemically distinct liquid shooting up from water 2.5 miles beneath the seafloor.
Northwestern scientists have discovered it is possible to isolate a tumor’s attack cells non-invasively from blood, rather than from tumors, opening the door to treat harder-to-reach cancer types.
Researchers from Yale identified 2 compounds that show to have the therapeutic effects of ibogaine but not its toxicity, easing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and opioid withdrawal.