Experts In The News
Taiwan held local elections for mayor/county magistrates and city council members on November 26. As many had predicted, the ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), did not fare well. The number of DPP-controlled cities and counties narrowed further, from six to five, and its vote share drooped by around 5 percent compared to the party’s performance in the last midterm election in 2018.
The Las Vegas showgirl was beautiful, majestic, and larger than life. In full feathers and heels, a showgirl could measure 10 feet tall. She exuded poise and panache, and her revealing costume was bedecked in glimmering Parisian crystals and expensive fur. She was a city icon who helped Las Vegas become the Entertainment Capital of the World.The showgirl is a distant memory for most, but there is hope that she will one day return to the stage.
![Su Kim Chung portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/SuKimChung.jpg?itok=kGIJXbkC)
Newly announced findings from the phase 3 ACCORD trial (NCT04797715) showed that AXS-05 (Axsome Therapeutics), a novel, investigational n-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, met its primary end point of statistically significant delay in time to relapse and preventing relapse of agitation in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) agitation.1
![Headshot of Jeffrey L. Cummings](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/JCummings_headshot_suit.jpg?itok=iQpcDnsz)
![Science Daily](/sites/default/files/styles/100_width_25_height/public/news_source/logo/sd-logo.png?itok=zpWcMuql)
What a tangled web we weave. Well, when it comes to the climate crisis' impact on marine food webs, we apparently didn't know the half of it. That's according to a new UNLV study which compared ancient and modern ocean ecosystems in a bid to understand how to make them healthier and more resilient.
![Headshot of Carrie Tyler](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/expert-images/Tyler_headshot2-768x783.png?itok=a920ocVf)
Biopharmaceutical company Axsome Therapeutics Inc. (AXSM:NASDAQ), which is focused on developing new medicines for use in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that "AXS-05, a novel, oral, investigational NMDA receptor antagonist with multimodal activity, met the primary and key secondary endpoints in the ACCORD (Assessing Clinical Outcomes in Alzheimer's Disease Agitation) Phase 3 trial, by substantially and statistically significantly delaying the time to relapse and preventing relapse of agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease, as compared to placebo."
![Headshot of Jeffrey L. Cummings](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/JCummings_headshot_suit.jpg?itok=iQpcDnsz)
![K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13](/sites/default/files/styles/100_width_25_height/public/news_source/logo/KTNV-TV.png?itok=fuEYrB8V)
Local doctors are on high alert over a fungus that is causing serious infections. Hospitals are seeing an influx of patients ranging from the flu, RSV, and COVID.
![Dr. Marc J. Kahn's Portrait Dr. Marc J. Kahn's Portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/Kahn_NC.jpg?itok=wgqufY-h)
There's a fantasy for everyone on TikTok. Should you yearn for a moss-covered existence in a quiet wood or a slick skyscraper apartment towering high over New York City, rest assured the algorithm has your back. Recently, my own "For You" page began supplying a steady stream of "French-girl-aesthetic" TikToks, defined by smudgy red lipstick, Juliet balconies and spritzes of Chanel No. 5 in marble bathrooms. I scroll these videos instead of practicing my own French on Duolingo.
![Deirdre Clemente Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/Clemente_D68232_03lg.jpg?itok=_EVH95sv)
As the lame duck session of Congress continues, educational organizations are lobbying for legislation to protect undocumented Americans who arrived in the country at young ages, known as Dreamers.
![Michael Kagan's Portrait Michael Kagan's Portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/IMG_2537.jpg?itok=hfyuICcw)