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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.

UMD Geologists Discover Ancient Sunken Seafloor From Dinosaur Era

UMD Geologists Discover Ancient Sunken Seafloor From Dinosaur Era

UMD geologists uncovered evidence of a section of seafloor that sank into the Earth's mantle when dinosaurs roamed the Earth; it's located off the west coast of South America in a zone known as the East Pacific Rise.
Using Mathematical Models and AI to Improve Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Using Mathematical Models and AI to Improve Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Novel research supported by NCI could lead to more specific predictive disease models
Study Finds Parents Relying on ChatGPT for Health Guidance About Children

Study Finds Parents Relying on ChatGPT for Health Guidance About Children

A new University of Kansas study reveals parents seeking health care information for their children trust AI more than health care professionals when the author is unknown, and parents rate AI generated text as credible, moral and trustworthy.
Multiple Dementia Risk Factors Lead to Greater Chance of Cognitive Decline

Multiple Dementia Risk Factors Lead to Greater Chance of Cognitive Decline

Hypertension and amyloid plaques can separately cause dementia. Having both increases a person’s odds of developing cognitive decline, a new study finds

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MAIT Cells Could Be the Key to Future Immunotherapy and Vaccine Development

A Stony Brook University expert has identified that mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells) — an unconventional form of immune cell — exercise several complex roles during healthy and disease states.
Stony Brook University - The State University of New York | University Research

Evidence Grows for Vaping’s Role in Gum Disease

Research confirms unique community of bacteria and immune responses among people who engage in vaping
New York University | University Research

How motor neurons develop into subtypes that activate different muscles

Motor neurons play a vital role in movement, linking the central nervous system with different muscles in the body.

As such, scientists are very interested in understanding the biological mechanisms that control how these neurons form.

University at Buffalo - The State University of New York | University Research

Major Contract Fuels Three-University Study of TMS for Treating Depression

Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a non-invasive procedure increasingly viewed as a potential remedy for patients who do not benefit from medications or psychotherapy in treating depression
Cornell University | Stanford University | University of California San Diego | Depression & Schizophrenia | University Research

Adaptable, at-home COVID testing device developed at KU receives funding boost

An at-home COVID-19 testing device developed by a University of Kansas professor is another step closer to hitting the market.
Confronting COVID-19 | The University of Kansas | University Research