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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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Disrupting Your Biological Clock Increases Disease Risk, Study Shows

A clash between modern lifestyles and circadian rhythms can lead to the development of obesity and breast cancer, a USC scientist says.
University of Southern California | University Research

How to Enhance Your Test-Taking Performance

Short breaks enhance test-taking performance.

That is the finding of research by Kristina Lerman, principal scientist at the USC Information Sciences Institute and research associate professor in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science.

University of Southern California | University Research

Receiving Genetic Information Can Alter A Person's Risk, Study Shows

People who submit their DNA for analysis receive information that not only predicts their risk for disease but, in some cases, might influence that risk, according to a recent study by researchers at Stanford University.
Stanford University | University Research

‘Chemo Brain’ Caused by Malfunction in Three Types of Brain Cells

A widely used chemotherapy drug, methotrexate, causes a complex set of problems in three major cell types within the brain’s white matter, leading to 'chemo brain' or cognitive impairment, researchers say.
Stanford University | University Research

Researchers Use Zinc to Target Insulin-Producing Cells with Regenerative Drug

To treat diabetes directly, rather than manage its symptoms, doctors need a way to get drugs to cells that produce insulin. The key, Stanford researchers report, may be those cells’ affinity for zinc.
Stanford University | University Research