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BYU psychologist, physicist and statistician collaborate on unique study

By Alec Sears
November 02, 2016
Sunshine matters. A lot. The idea isn’t exactly new, but according to a recent BYU study, when it comes to your mental and emotional health, the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is the weather variable that matters most.

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Smartphones alone not the smart choice for teen weight control, study finds

By Brooke Adams
October 12, 2016
Teens use smartphones successfully to do almost anything: learn new skills, communicate with friends, do research and catch Pokémon. But a new study finds smartphones aren’t as useful for helping teens maintain weight loss.

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Your dog doesn’t trust you when you’re angry

Jon McBride
By Jon McBride
May 11, 2016
We know dogs are sensitive to human emotion, but a BYU professor set out to discover how they use that emotion.

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Frenemies: not just for high school anymore

By Brooke Adams
October 12, 2015
A new study from BYU finds that couples in ambivalent, frenemy-like relationships experience higher blood pressure than their supportive-couple counterparts.

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Babies remember nothin’ but a good time, study says

November 23, 2014
Parents who spend their time playing with and talking to their five-month-old baby may wonder whether their child remembers any of it a day later.

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Autism severity may stem from fear

November 28, 2012
Most people know when to be afraid and when it’s ok to calm down. But research shows that autistic children struggle to let go of old fears. The BYU study found that this fearfulness is linked to the severity of symptoms of autism.

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