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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A new study explores how health habits within personal social networks may impact neurological outcomes, with a special focus on multiple sclerosis.
Rice University scientists have developed micron-sized calcium silicate spheres that could lead to stronger and greener concrete, the world’s most-used synthetic material.
Patient sputum samples and a unique lab model of human lungs reveal new insights into the microbial communities that plague cystic fibrosis patients and how they might best be managed.
Stanford researchers have mapped local susceptibility to man-made earthquakes in Oklahoma and Kansas.
A new study from the University of Illinois suggests planting trees in the schoolyard could help improve academic performance in some of the nation’s most disadvantaged and lowest-achieving schools.