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BetBlocker has announced a donation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to support research into gambling blocking software, marking its first academic collaboration in the US. The funding will contribute to a study led by the International Gaming Institute (IGI), focused on understanding how blocking software is used and its role in gambling harm prevention.
Type 2 diabetes may quietly alter the brain in ways that mimic early Alzheimer’s, weakening reward perception and memory signals in a key brain area called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).
So far this year, Las Vegas Metro Police have responded to 35 deadly car crashes. A new bill is hoping to reduce that number.
BetBlocker on Monday announced a donation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in support of the university’s International Gaming Institute’s research program. The contribution will help advance academic research on gambling blocking software and its users.
The high comorbidity of type 2 diabetes (T2D) with psychiatric or neurodegenerative disorders points to a need for understanding what links these diseases. A potential link is the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). The ACC supports behaviors related to cognition and emotions and is involved in some T2D-associated diseases, like mood disorders and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) held a rally Sunday afternoon to oppose reported efforts to take away the independence of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Around 100 demonstrators gathered at the intersection of Eastern and Sunset, holding signs and chanting "U.S. mail is not for sale."
With roughly 85 percent of the nation’s known lithium deposits, Nevada is a hotspot for the lightest mineral on Earth.
However, she also noted that she has long supported daily room cleaning for its potential public safety benefits. In particular, she thinks it can be helpful in cracking down on sex trafficking and the illicit cannabis market (she is a regulatory attorney for the cannabis industry), referring to a 2024 UNLV report that determined restrictions on cannabis operations or deliveries around the Las Vegas Strip have created an opening for illegal cannabis sales.
With the University of Nevada, Reno just days from spring break, students and faculty on visas or permanent residency status risk canceled visas by leaving the United States. Students from some countries are being told not to leave the country. Some experts are calling the Trump administration's latest immigration actions unprecedented.