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They may be tiny weapons, but Brigham Young University's holography research group has figured out how to create lightsabers -- green for Yoda and red for Darth Vader, naturally -- with actual luminous beams rising from them.

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For years, research to pin down the underlying cause of Alzheimer's Disease has been focused on plaque found to be building up in the brain in AD patients.

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As teens' use of social media has grown over the past decade, so too has the suicide rate among younger people, with suicide now being the second leading cause of death among those ages 10 to 34.

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New research from Brigham Young University finds college students could be just as at risk for developing skin cancer in the dead of winter as they are in the middle of summer.

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When work meetings shifted online this spring, some may have noticed new standouts among their colleagues. According to new research, members of virtual teams identify leaders in significantly different ways compared to members of in-person teams.

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Almost every parent knows the drill: When it's your turn, you bring Capri Suns and Rice Krispies Treats to your child's soccer game as a post-game snack.

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The amount of time teenagers spend on social networking sites has risen 62.5 percent since 2012 and continues to grow. Just last year, the average time teenagers spent on social media was estimated as 2.6 hours per day.

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The impostor syndrome, a phenomenon that manifests when people feel like frauds even if they are actually capable and well-qualified

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New research discovers employees who view pornography aren't just costing companies millions of dollars in wasted time, they're causing harm to the company.

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The re-introduction of measles, mumps and other previously eradicated diseases to the United States is nothing short of a public health crisis

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Turns out that relationships are the secret to keeping calm and carrying on.

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Move over trust falls and ropes courses, turns out playing video games with coworkers is the real path to better performance at the office.

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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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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.

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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.

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NASA featured the work of Jani Radebaugh this week, who discovered a 10,948 foot peak on Saturn's largest moon.

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New study shows food sound is an important sensory cue.

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According to BYU professor Blake Hansen, children with developmental and intellectual disabilities are one of the most understudied populations in the US, but he’s working to change that.

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BYU mechanical engineering professors Larry Howell and Spencer Magleby have made a name for themselves by applying the principles of origami to engineering. Now they’re applying their origami skills to a new realm: the human body.

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New research challenges assumption that people can be too old for surgery.

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BYU research shows unexpected immune system cells may help repair muscles.

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See stunning videos and photos from a one-of-a-kind archaeology project in Petra, Jordan.

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YU study funded in part by U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Students produce sustainable, versatile product ideas.

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History supports Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s recent tweet saying that men have a hard time asking for help for their depression.

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Most people can tell if you're angry based on the way you're acting. Professor Jeffrey Jenkins can tell if you're angry by the way you move a computer mouse. The BYU information systems expert says people experiencing anger (and other negative emotions--frustration, confusion, sadness) become less precise in their mouse movements and move the cursor at different speeds.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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BYU historian Paul Kerry's new book debates whether Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series is rooted in Christianity or is simply fantasy.

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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.

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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.

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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.