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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Historic gospel songs were resurrected after more than six decades by a team of historians, librarians, artists, musicians and church administrators from across the University and city of Pittsburgh.
AI algorithm produces faster, more realistic images than current methods.
A new study from Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University shows it’s possible to restore long-lost hand movement in stroke patients using a spinal cord implant.
Researchers at Michigan State University reported that one in five Michigan adults, or about 1.7 million people, don’t want children and therefore are child-free.
The "Oumuamua" comet warmed up in its approach to the sun and outgassed hydrogen (white mist), which slightly altered its orbit.