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Whether on their own or orbiting as a pair, black holes don't typically sit still.Not only do they spin, they can also move laterally across their host galaxy. And according to astrophysicists at Brigham Young University, both types of movement power massive jets of energy known as quasars.The study, which appears in the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), is the first to compute what may fuel some of the brightest persistent lights in the universe.These...

A new study shows that being married boosts survival odds for both men and women with colon cancer at every stage of the disease.Married patients had a 14 percent lower risk of death according to researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine and Brigham Young University. That estimate is based on analysis of 127,753 patient records.Similar to studies of other types of cancers, the researchers did find that married people were diagnosed at earlier stages of colon cancer and sought more...

Take a random person from a so-called "red state," and the odds are nearly 50/50 that he or she would actually be more liberal on political issues than a random resident of a "blue state."More specifically, the chances of any one red state citizen scoring more liberal than a blue state citizen are 46 percent on economic issues and 51 percent on social issues.The research, conducted by political scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and Brigham Young University, paints an entirely...

Though more than one in 10 American babies are born prematurely, there have been few clues to predict whether a particular baby is going to arrive too early "“ until now.A new study suggests that more than 80 percent of pre-term births can be spotted in advance with a blood test taken during the second trimester of a pregnancy."What's been missing is a way of assessing risk," said Steven Graves, who directs the chemistry portion of the research at Brigham Young University. "Our approach has...

LAS VEGAS, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 2011 NAB SHOW -- LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced that Brigham Young University (BYU)-Hawaii has implemented the LSI® WarpDrive(TM) SLP-300 acceleration card, a PCI Express (PCIe®)-based solid-state storage solution, to accelerate production of the school's audio and HD TV materials. The transactional I/O performance and low latency of the WarpDrive card has provided the university's media lab with real-time access to large files,...

Dads who still haven't given up video games now have some justification to keep on playing "“ if they have a daughter.Researchers from Brigham Young University's School of Family Life conducted a study on video games and children between 11 and 16 years old. They found that girls who played video games with a parent enjoyed a number of advantages. Those girls behaved better, felt more connected to their families and had stronger mental health. Professor Sarah Coyne is the lead author of the...

Color change confirms a new way to harvest energy from sunlightProfessor Richard Watt and his chemistry students suspected that a common protein could potentially react with sunlight and harvest its energy "“ similar to what chlorophyll does during photosynthesis.The story of how they proved it sounds as colorful as the legend of the leprechaun who hid his pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.They started with citric acid from oranges and mixed it with the protein. Next they dissolved gold...

OREM, Utah, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- D. Clark Turner, PhD, President and CEO of Aribex, Inc., was awarded the Utah Governor's Medal for Science and Technology in a ceremony Tuesday night at Discovery Gateway. Utah Governor Gary Herbert made the presentation to Dr. Turner and six others for providing distinguished service that has benefited the State of Utah. "I am privileged and grateful to be recognized among the other accomplished individuals who are receiving this most prestigious...

While there are still couples who wait for a deep level of commitment before having sex, today it's far more common for two people to explore their sexual compatibility before making long-term plans together.So does either method lead to better marriages?A new study in the American Psychological Association's Journal of Family Psychology sides with a delayed approach.The study involves 2,035 married individuals who participated in a popular online marital assessment called "RELATE."...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Matt Carlino today announced his decision to transfer to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He was most recently at UCLA. Matt will start attending classes at BYU in January 2011. Matt released this statement today to the media: "I'm very excited to announce my transfer to Brigham Young University. I firmly believe that this next step in my personal and athletic life will help me grow as an individual as well as a player. Since deciding...