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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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Study Shows Insomnia in Adolescents is Linked to Screen Time

Preliminary results from a new study indicate that greater amounts of daily digital screen time are associated with more insomnia symptoms and shorter sleep duration among adolescents.
Stony Brook University - The State University of New York | University Research

Blood Test for Pregnant Women Can Predict Premature Birth, Study Shows

A new blood test for pregnant women detects with 75-80 percent accuracy whether their pregnancies will end in premature birth. The technique can also be used to estimate a fetus’s gestational age — or the mother’s due date — as reliably as and less expensively than ultrasound.
Stanford University | University Research

Nation’s Largest-Ever Indoor Air Quality Experiment Coming to ‘UTest House’

This summer, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and a dozen other research universities will conduct the country‘s largest indoor air quality and surface chemistry experiment aimed at identifying the key causes of indoor air pollution.
The University of Texas at Austin | University of Colorado Boulder | University Research

Personalized Online Help for Dementia Caregivers

Researchers have developed an online tool that helps people who care for those with dementia by helping them anticipate and respond to the behavioral and psychological symptoms of the illness.
University of Michigan | Alzheimers | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures

A Cheaper Way to Suck Carbon Dioxide from Air

Dramatically reducing carbon dioxide emissions is the first step towards stopping catastrophic climate change — but it’s not the last. If all emissions stop tomorrow, the atmosphere will still be clogged with 200 years’ worth of human-produced CO2. The planet will continue to warm.

Harvard University | University Research