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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Interdisciplinary research leads to historic clinical trial delivering stem cells during fetal surgery to treat Spina Bifida.
Two new smartphone apps developed at UC Santa Cruz provide spoken indoor navigation for the blind, improving wayfinding where GPS fails.
Researchers will use tissue-on-chip technology as a new way to explore the relationship between the lungs and brain.
A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products.
A research team from the University of Oregon is focusing on developing nanomechanical resonators—tiny, atom-thick drumheads that vibrate at specific frequencies, creating programmable materials with potential for advanced computing.