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BYU genetic researchers solve a giant mystery: How Shawn Bradley got to be so tall

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 05, 2018
Former basketball pro has incredibly unique combination of genetic variants that affect height
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Intellect

Fishing for inspiration on climate change

Joe Hadfield
By Joe Hadfield
July 20, 2018
Peter Searle shouted triumphantly and raised the forceps above the slimy worktable on the dock at Pybus Point, Alaska.
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Intellect

Genetic marker paves way to prevent serious side effect of multiple sclerosis treatment

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 16, 2018
Study published in Nature Genetics could lead to more individualized approach to MS care
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Intellect

Study: Patients maintain muscle mass five years after surgically-induced weight loss

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
June 12, 2018
Newly-published research from BYU provides important evidence supporting the long-term safety and viability of bariatric surgery.

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Intellect

Keep calm and carry on: Mothers with high emotional, cognitive control help kids behave

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
May 31, 2018
A new parenting study led by professor Ali Crandall finds that the greater emotional control and problem-solving abilities a mother has, the less likely her children will develop behavioral problems such as throwing tantrums or fighting.

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Intellect

Want students more engaged in class? Let them sample tiny creatures living on them

By Bekah Peterson
April 10, 2018
A group of BYU professors has found that giving students access to their personal biological data has a profound impact on their learning experience.

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Announcements

BYU wins national landscape competition by a landslide

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 18, 2018
BYU has now won the title six times since 2003
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Character

Newly minted Gates Scholar is 5th BYU student to receive rare honor

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 22, 2018
Anne Thomas is only the fifth BYU student to earn the all-expenses-paid fellowship since Bill and Melinda Gates started the Gates Cambridge Scholarship program in 2000.

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Intellect

Running helps the brain counteract negative effect of stress, study finds

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 13, 2018
Most people agree that getting a little exercise helps when dealing with stress. A new BYU study discovers exercise under stress also helps protect your memory.

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