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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Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine have developed a system that uses robots to produce human mini-organs, or organoids, derived from stem cells.
A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis when combined with an already FDA-approved drug, MSU researchers find.
Engineers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick have created a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater and grabs objects and moves them.
Entomologists are devising a way to reduce burgeoning populations of stink bugs, which are damaging crops and aggravating people.
North Carolina’s marshes continue to fragment every day. Shelby Ziegler attempts to rebuild them by gathering data from the healthy wetlands that remain — a feat she often tackles in the middle of the night.