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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Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires spiked drastically to a record high in 2021, according to researchers led scientists at the University of California, Irvine.
A researcher from Georgia Tech was in his backyard when he noticed something he had never seen before: an insect urinating.
Throughout 2022, 37% of low-income residents of Los Angeles County lacked access to sufficient food for an active, healthy life, according to research published by USC.
A new genomic study from Emory suggests that Indigenous populations in present-day Ecuador adapted to tuberculosis, thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans.
A new study from NYU found that silver diamine fluoride prevented roughly 80% of cavities and was as effective against cavities as dental sealants.