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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University of Arizona physicists led an international team in achieving optical switching of a light signal at one quintillionth of a second. to reach previously unattainable data transfer speeds.
Yale dermatologists are playing a key role in testing a new treatment for an often-disfiguring group of skin diseases that develop in children.
Researchers set out to understand daydreaming and the brain's default mode network, which may provide clues to why the risk for Alzheimer's is greater in women.
A new initiative from Indiana University focuses on the ethical application of human-centered AI, high-performance computing and technology research in Indiana and beyond.
A paleontologist from Stony Brook published a fossil analysis revealing dinosaur with record-holding 15-meter-long neck, providing fresh insights on the evolution of the iconic sauropod body.