Tag: Research
Auburn researchers develop instant-result COVID-19 test
A research team being led by Auburn University has developed an electronic device that can detect the COVID-19 virus spike protein immediately. The device...
Reprogrammed Peptides Kill Cancer in Animal Tests
Researchers at Tuskegee University are reprogramming immune cells to kill cancer and halt tumor growth.
Cancerous tumors evade detection and boost their own growth by...
UA Analyzes Hemp Plant
Alabama’s fledgling hemp industry is getting some help from the University of Alabama.
In a recently signed agreement between UA and The Wemp Co., of...
HudsonAlpha Wins $7 Million in NIH Funding for Project to Expand National Health Data
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville has won $7 million in National Institutes of Health research funding to participate in the new national All...
UA Rolls Out Research Partnership Opportunity
The University of Alabama recently launched a way for your company to get complex research done, on a sponsorship basis, and retain some of...
Toyota Studies Robots Teaching Robots
Toyota Research Institute believes that as the world’s population ages, robotic capabilities will become an important avenue for people to age in place longer,...
Anti-Cancer Compound Shows Promise in Pre-Clinical Studies
An anti-cancer compound developed at USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute in Mobile may help patients with pancreatic and breast cancer.
Tuskegee Researchers Find Promising Way of Capturing Carbon Dioxide
Scientists working at Tuskegee University have found a bio-based material that shows promise for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere — a more immediate solution to climate change than revamping land and forestry usage or geo-engineering.