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BYU research: Mental health apps are a cheap, effective self-help tool

By Bekah Peterson
November 19, 2017
A trio of BYU professors — health science researchers Josh West, Benjamin Crookston and Cougar Hall — has published new research that finds people are finding mental health apps effective and helpful.

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BYU neuroscientists identify how brain cells in adolescent mice are modified by marijuana

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 19, 2017
A newly published study by BYU researchers details how marijuana affects an adolescent brain’s reward center, at the cellular level.

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Study shows stress could be just as unhealthy as junk food

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 15, 2017
We all know that a poor diet is unhealthy, but a new BYU study finds that stress may just as harmful to our bodies as a really bad diet.

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New England Journal of Medicine study: Benefits of gastric bypass surgery persist 12 years later

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 05, 2017
New research coauthored by a BYU professor shows that 12 years after gastric bypass surgery, significant weight loss and diabetes-related benefits persist in most patients.

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An unlikely tool to combat diabetes: chocolate, say researchers

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 23, 2017
BYU researchers have discovered certain compounds found in cocoa can actually help your body release more insulin and respond to increased blood glucose better.

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Running experts: You've already hit your stride

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 26, 2017
A new study by the duo of BYU professors finds the stride length people naturally choose is the best for them, whether they are experienced or inexperienced runners.

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High levels of exercise linked to nine years of less aging (at the cellular level)

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
May 10, 2017
But new research from Brigham Young University reveals you may be able to slow one type of aging — the kind that happens inside your cells. As long as you’re willing to sweat.

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Salad bars in public schools: How to get kids to use them

March 06, 2017
Thanks to a national initiative, salad bars are showing up in public schools across the country. Now a BYU researchers is trying to figure out how to get kids to eat from them.

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BYU scientists help sequence genome of quinoa, potential 'grain of the future'

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 07, 2017
Researchers at BYU were major contributors to the first fully successful effort to sequence the genome of quinoa—a grain experts believe may hold the key to feeding the world’s growing population.

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Hey students, when is the last time you had a real meal?

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
January 30, 2017
If you want students to eat well, what they really need is a real meal—at least that’s according to a new BYU study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

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Chirp, chirp, chirp...crickets coming to a protein bar near you?

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
January 18, 2017
Apparently bugs are a great source of protein. That’s why food science researchers at BYU are looking at how to process insects, specifically crickets, to make them more palatable to the western world.

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Study: Running actually lowers inflammation in knee joints

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
December 07, 2016
New research from BYU exercise science professors finds that pro-inflammatory molecules actually go down in the knee joint after running.

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Surviving earth’s extremes: BYU research in the mountains of Antarctica

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 13, 2016
BYU biologist Byron Adams has spent many bone-chilling months in Antarctica digging up creatures like tardigrades, nematodes and rotifers to find out how they survived the ice age. His latest work took him to the top of an Antarctic glacier.

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Beetles are coming to eat all our trees. Their eyes may be the key to stopping them

June 29, 2016
The Emerald Ash Borer is eating its way across America. Next stop? Utah. But not if BYU biologists can do something about it.

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This desert plant defies gravity by collecting water upside-down with tiny leaf hairs

June 05, 2016
Syntrichia caninervis (aka seriously awesome desert moss) uses tiny hair-like structures on its leaves to absorb water from the atmosphere until droplets form and flow to the leaf. And sometimes it does it upside-down.

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Dust mites invading your mattress? Maybe not, say BYU researchers

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
May 05, 2016
Worried about dust mites? BYU researchers have good news for Utahans and others who live in semi-arid climates.

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Study: Gastric bypass surgery can reduce risk of death even for advanced ages

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 09, 2016
New research from Brigham Young University finds that patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery after the age of 35 see a major improvement in long-term survival.

 

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Why your muscles get less sore as you stick with your gym routine

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 03, 2016
The first time back to the gym after a break usually results in sore muscles. Fortunately, the return trip a few days later—if it happens—is generally less painful. BYU researchers are finding out why.

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