The “idiot” study from last month’s British Medical Journal used data from the tongue-in-cheek ;Darwin Awards, which recognizes nominees who, “improve the gene pool by eliminating themselves from the human race in an obviously stupid way.” So far, 87 percent of the award winners have been male.

Medical education in Nevada is growing and is poised for significant expansion. Collectively, the current and proposed changes will eventually go far in reversing the state’s shortages of medical students, physician residency programs, doctors and nurses.

Does full-day kindergarten improve children’s health? That’s the big question UNLV health sciences researchers plan to examine.

1. Deep, wide-ranging resources: “The heart of the Architecture Studies Library is the collection,” says Operations Supervisor Steve Baskin. Books covering every aspect of architecture, design, landscaping and related subjects — plus rare volumes, videos, documentaries and more.

It’s far from the boom of the past, but moving vans are coming to Nevada in greater numbers these days — and retirees are leading the trend.

Losing a tooth used to mean wearing a denture or just living with a fewer-than-usual complement of teeth. Later, fixed bridges became the most common lost-tooth fix, and, more recently, dental implants have come to offer a more high-tech solution.