Biogen is pushing its experimental Alzheimer’s drug diranersen into Phase 3 trials despite missing the primary dose-response goal in its 416-patient CELIA study, after the lowest tested dose paradoxically delivered the strongest results—slowing cognitive decline on the CDR-SB scale by 26% over 18 months.

On August 10, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas announced an oral-history project profiling 10 Nevada bookmakers, still to be named. The interviews will be conducted by gaming historian David G. Schwartz and  veteran casino executive and regulator Richard Schuetz.

Adding money to your bar-top slot machines could become easier with a new contactless, cashless system. Officials with UNLV’s International Gaming Institute say this system will also capture data, helping researchers understand gamblers' habits.

A neonatal intensive care unit that serves some of the region’s most vulnerable newborns is set to close in Henderson, reducing the number of NICUs available in Clark County.

The State of Texas's latest takeovers of four school districts, including Fort Worth, Beaumont, Lake Worth, and Connally Independent School Districts (ISDs) have already had a direct cost to local taxpayers.

For decades, the South Asian diaspora in the United States has been celebrated as an exemplary economic success story and a “model minority.” However, behind the high median incomes and professional and academic accolades lies a simmering, intensifying public health emergency.

A UNLV professor and doctor is explaining what he says will be the long-term impact of President Donald Trump's executive order on childhood vaccine recommendations.

Las Vegas’ casino history isn’t just told in neon and nostalgia. It’s preserved in blueprints, sketches, and personal records housed inside UNLV’s Special Collections and Archives, where materials tied to some of the city’s most iconic resorts offer a window into how Nevada became what it is today.

Nicotine pouches have been promoted as a safer alternative to tobacco-filled products. One almost-certain side effect: nicotine addiction. And thanks to the increasingly trendy pouches, a growing number of young people are getting hooked.