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Gut bacteria are an integral part of the human body and reside in the intestines from birth until death. Recent advancements in gene sequencing, bioinformatics, and culturomics have fostered more research into microbiota. Recent research suggests that a gut bacterium, Akkermansia muciniphilia, which degrades mucin, a sugary protein secreted by the intestinal epithelium, is beneficial for metabolic health. It was first isolated in 2004 by Derrien and colleagues in The Netherlands.

The Nevada Independent

There are few people who would disagree with the assertion that Las Vegas drivers are among the worst in the nation. Using Big Brother surveillance tactics to issue those reckless drivers a slew of citations, however, won’t make our streets any safer.

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has signed off on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in more than two decades.

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The cloud plume resembled the atomic bomb detonations he witnessed on Frenchman’s Flat, said longtime Henderson resident Everett Bartlett — a distinct mushroom shape that bloomed towards the sky on the afternoon of April 21, 1958. Although the cloud was much smaller than an atomic explosion, it was also much closer, just a few miles from the Townsite School in Henderson.

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Recent data from UNLV researchers shows the senior food insecurity rate in Clark County is 18%.

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As the warmer temperature months approach, a community-led effort to improve pedestrian safety provided a final round of reflective jacket distributions to those most in need.

Las Vegas Weekly

Lawmakers have convened in Carson City this week to kick off the 83rd regular session of the Nevada Legislature. They’re working with a Democratic majority and Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who vetoed a record 75 bills in the 2023 session.

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As federal regulators finalize rules requiring ticket and hotel sellers reveal hidden "junk fees" to prohibit "bait-and-switch pricing" and other practices that hide total prices in live-event and short-term lodging industries, researchers at UNLV are looking into the impact of pricing transparency.