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 Oregon researchers have found a clue that points to the magnitude of an emerging megaquake.
Pitt researchers found that one way to help "break the spell of craving" may be as simple as sniffing a pleasant aroma.
University of Colorado, Boulder researchers have built a tiny robot that can navigate the squishy and often-unpredictable terrain of the intestine, which could one day make colonoscopies easier for patients and more efficient for doctors.
Researchers at the Ohio State University have created the world's first high-resolution maps of points around the globe where groundwater meets the oceans.
A University of Colorado, Boulder study finds that by exposing the big atoms to different kinds of light could flip their charges with a flick of a switch.