Study: Running Actually Lowers Inflammation in Knee Joints
Brigham Young UniversityNew research from BYU exercise science professors finds that pro-inflammatory molecules actually go down in the knee joint after running.
New research from BYU exercise science professors finds that pro-inflammatory molecules actually go down in the knee joint after running.
A new study coauthored by BYU researchers may lead to a more accurate system for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of prostate cancer. It’s a promising development given prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men worldwide, responsible for 308,000 deaths in 2012 and estimated to take 26,120 lives in the U.S. alone in 2016.
Sunshine matters. A lot. The idea isn’t exactly new, but according to a recent 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.
The idea that boys are better at math and in competitions has persisted for a long time - primarily because of the competition format. A new study shows that competitions that extend beyond a single round result in parity between the sexes.
Anonymous, untraceable shell companies are preferred vehicles for moving large sums of dirty money - bribes, money laundering and financing terrorism. And new research shows that it's quite easy to find corporate service firms willing to skirt the law and sell anonymously-owned shell companies.
Psychologists studied 14 people who had sudden life-changing experiences. They say Ebenezer Scrooge's transformation fits right in. George Bailey from "It's a Wonderful Life" is another realistic movie character who embodies sudden change.
A national study found that college students think 25 years old is the “right age” to get married, while a majority of parents feel 25 is still a little too soon. So it's no coincidence that when Justin Bieber said he'd like to wed by 25, Oprah Winfrey urged him to wait longer.
Scholars examined whether women speak less than men when a group collaborates to solve a problem. In most groups that they studied, the time that women spoke was significantly less than their proportional representation – amounting to less than 75 percent of the time that men spoke. The disparity vanished when groups followed a unanimous voting rule.
A longitudinal study found that adolescents learn persistence through fathers who follow good parenting practices. As a result, these adolescents saw higher engagement in school and lower rates of delinquency.
Analysis of best-selling teen novels shows that readers come across seven instances of profanity per hour spent reading, and the characters who cuss are usually rich, beautiful and popular.
What if star students were treated like star athletes? Three academic stars at BYU got their taste of fame in a rap music video that shows what happens when Pi Day and March Madness collide: http://youtu.be/0AGT4M3Z1OM
Brigham Young University’s Tom Sederberg and his team solved a problem that’s troubled the computer-aided design industry since 1980, and they've sold the technology to software giant Autodesk.
BYU historian Paul Kerry's new book debates whether Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series is rooted in Christianity or is simply fantasy.
In time for Christmas, nutritionists are squeezing all the healthy compounds out of oranges to find just the right mixture responsible for their age-old health benefits.
A new study shows whether teachers rated as high “value-added” put students on a better trajectory long-term. Here’s the main findings: 1) In reading, 87 percent of the benefit faded after one yea; 2) In math, 73 percent of the benefit faded after one year; 3) The harm from low value-added teachers also faded fast.
Consumers often quit using products that would be beneficial for them in the long run because they experience a short period of pessimism during their initial encounter with skill-based products as varied as knitting needles and mobile devices.
Researchers looked at five reality shows and five non-reality shows and found 52 acts of aggression per hour on reality TV compared to 33 per hour for the non-reality programs.
On Thursday Dayan Bernal will become the first in her family to complete a college degree. Her BYU honor's thesis helped 17 struggling 10th graders at Provo High also make the jump to college.
An analysis of Union Army pension applications shows that 20 years after the Civil War ended, an expanding Pension Bureau left most black veterans behind. The shift away from the Bureau's color-blind roots was driven by black veterans' receiving less trust for medical claims that were not easily verified.
The most innovative CEOs spend 50 percent more time practicing five specific innovation skills than do their less creative counterparts, according to a six-year study by three prominent business scholars.
People are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments, a new study shows. It found a dramatic improvement in ethical behavior with just a few spritzes of citrus-scented Windex.
Just in time for the season premiere of NBC’s “The Office,” new research shows how your favorite character from the show is likely based on a centuries-old formula for comedic greatness.
A new study finds that Mexican wives who stay home when their husbands immigrate to the United States for work have poorer mental health than a comparison group.
Analysis of personal bankruptcy rates across the 50 states shows why some states routinely have far higher filing rates: Wage garnishing laws and a preference for filing under Chapter 13 (repayment plan) as opposed to Chapter 7 (wiping out debt altogether).
A group of self-taught, low-income dads share what fatherhood means to them and how they approach parenting in the absence of a spouse and a role model father.
What the heck? Swearing in teen movies is on the decline. Three BYU professors looked at the top teen movies from the last three decades and found that the instances of profanity has been cut in half since the 1980s.
People who closely follow political blogs and regular news media put more faith in the accuracy of blogs. Research also shows journalists tend to follow the liberal blogosphere more closely despite equal awareness of conservative blogs.
Nobody wants to share a cubicle with a new hire like Dwight Schrute, the beet-farming volunteer sheriff's deputy/paper salesman on NBC's "The Office." But new research found that better decisions come from teams that include a "socially distinct newcomer." That's psychology-speak for someone who is different enough to bump other team members out of their comfort zones.
New research of young adults connects video games to poorer relationships with peers and parents - measured by things like time, trust, support and affection.
A new study shows that average life expectancy in 51 U.S. cities increased nearly three years over recent decades, and approximately five months of that increase came thanks to cleaner air.
A study of women in middle-age found those that did not practice more restraint over time had more than twice the risk of substantial weight gain.
Study shows the onset of physical disability brings more happiness to marriages.
Take an arid field riddled with salty soil. Irrigate it with salty water. Plant a salt-tolerant grass along with a salt-sucking companion plant and what do you get? If you're a Brigham Young University research team, you raise a crop that successfully replaces corn as cattle feed.
Analysis of intensive care unit admissions shows drug and alcohol dependence make a patient twice as likely to be admitted to intensive care.
Researchers find that state rules to ensure equitable pricing lead to a $100 per month increase in monthly premiums for a typical family. States that force insurers to work with any willing provider see a 10 percent jump in monthly premiums.
A BYU-Harvard-Stanford research team has identified a molecule that is key to mothers' ability to pass along immunity to intestinal infections to their babies through breast milk.
Religious teens' faith makes them half as likely to use marijuana. Religiosity also buffers peer pressure for cigarette smoking and heavy drinking.
Experiments with classical music show babies make sense of songs before they learn to talk.
The first scholarly book to examine Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip notes that for all its cultural significance and political influence, the cartoon has been at times as misunderstood as another artist's New Yorker cover satirically depicting the Obamas as terrorists.
DNA barcoding is a movement to catalog all life on earth by a simple standardized genetic tag, similar to stores labeling products with unique barcodes. The effort promises foolproof food inspection, improved border security, and better defenses against disease-causing insects. But the approach as currently practiced churns out some results as inaccurately as a supermarket checker scanning an apple and ringing it up as an orange.
New study reveals how a diet rich in antioxidants can prevent the leading cause of age-related blindness in developed countries. Age-related macular degeneration affects more than 1.75 million people in the United States and is predicted to affect 3 million by 2020.
The Utah state government's Aug. 4 implementation of a four-day work week could result in higher job satisfaction and lower levels of work-family conflict, according to a newly published study. Those benefits translate into higher productivity, researchers say.
Researchers found Ohio voters noticed improvements in their voting experience from a program that recruited young and fresh faces to staff polling places.
A new study shows infectious HIV hides out during drug treatments in a third type of reservoir cell. Called FDCs, these cells act as bank vaults storing material necessary to maintain the immune system's armies of antibodies. This advance will help the medical community figure out how to attack virus hidden by the reservoir cells.
New research shows that ancient beetles munched on dinosaur bones, helping to explain why some fossils have missing pieces.
Concerned about hikers' and campers' persistent doubts that a small can of liquid pepper spray could stop half a ton of bear, BYU's Thomas S. Smith analyzed 20 years of bear spray incidents and found that the spray effectively halted aggressive bear behavior in 92 percent of the cases.
Happily married adults have lower blood pressure than singles with supportive social networks. Both men and women in happy marriages scored four points lower on 24-hour blood pressure than single adults. Having supportive friends did not translate into improved blood pressure for singles or unhappily marrieds.
Older children are known to make more money, get more education and score higher on IQ tests, and new research provides a possible explanation why. First-born children get more parental attention - 3,000 hours more - than siblings at the same ages.
New historical research about African-american family vacations in the 1950s shows the emergence of a second tourism industry designed to spare a rising black middle class from humiliation as they traveled around the country. The stories of family struggle became a bridge between elected officials and civil rights advocates.
Parents remain a positive influence with their children at college by staying close and knowing details of their lives. Parental knowledge and closeness was associated with lower risk of children in engaging in risky behaviors including drugs, alcohol and risky sexual activity.